Carcass conformation and fat cover scores in beef cattle: A comparison of threshold linear models vs grouped data models

BACKGROUND: Beef carcass conformation and fat cover scores are measured by subjective grading performed by trained technicians. The discrete nature of these scores is taken into account in genetic evaluations using a threshold model, which assumes an underlying continuous distribution called liabili...

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Autores principales: Tarrés, Joaquim, Fina, Marta, Varona, Luis, Piedrafita, Jesús
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21569603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-43-16

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21569603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-43-16

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