This second edition presents the use of linear models, particularly Best Linear Unbiased
Prediction (BLUP), for the genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. The 13 chapters discuss …

The incidence of vertebral deformities was observed on a total of 44,684 offspring of 225
sires and 471 dams from four different year-classes (hatched in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995) …

The objectives were to infer heritability and genetic correlations between clinical mastitis
(CM), milk fever (MF), ketosis (KET), and retained placenta (RP) within and between the first …

We consider a recursive algorithm to construct an aggregated estimator from a finite number
of base decision rules in the classification problem. The estimator approximately minimizes …

In the present study, 6 different mastitis data sets of 3 dairy herds with an overall herd size of
3200 German Holstein cows were analyzed. Data collection periods included the first 50 …

Health data collected from 1996 to 1999 from 177 herds in Minnesota and Wisconsin were
analyzed to establish genetic basis for infectious and noninfectious diseases. Three types of …

Genetic parameters were estimated for the prevalence of osseous fragments in distal (DIJ)
and proximal interphalangeal (PIJ), fetlock (FJ) and hock joints (HJ) of Hanoverian …

The objective of this study was to examine associations between susceptibility to clinical
mastitis and protein yield in first-lactation Norwegian Dairy Cattle (NRF) cows. Records from …

Objective—To assess heritability and mode of inheritance for hereditary equine regional
dermal asthenia (HERDA) in Quarter Horses. Animals—1,295 horses with Quarter Horse …

Three methodologies that accommodate censoring or time-dependent covariates were used
to estimate variance components for number of inseminations to conception. Data included …