Method and effect of adjustment for heterogeneous variance of Holstein conformation traits.

doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(94)76954-X

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Method and effect of adjustment for heterogeneous variance of Holstein conformation traits.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 1994

Koots K R, Wade K M, Kennedy B W, Dekkers J C, Smith G C, Burnside E B

Abstract excerpt

Type classification records of Canadian Holsteins were investigated for evidence of heterogeneous variance across herds. Data consisted of records for 1,139,104 cows from 20,226 herds with classifications on 26 conformation traits collected from 1982 through 1992 and 338,046 cows from 9600 herds...

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Animals
Canada
Cattle
Female
Genetic Variation
Male

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