A comparison of breeding value predictors for longevity using a linear model and survival analysis.

doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75897-7

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A comparison of breeding value predictors for longevity using a linear model and survival analysis.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Dec 1998

Vollema A R, Groen A F

Abstract excerpt

A comparison was made among breeding values of sires for longevity that were obtained by different methods: phenotypic averages of daughters using only uncensored records, BLUP using only uncensored records, survival analysis using only uncensored records, and survival analysis using both censore...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Longevity
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Pregnancy

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