Use of Multivariate Analysis to Extract Latent Variables Related to Level of Production and Lactation Persistency in Dairy Cattle

Multivariate factor analysis and principal component analysis were used to decompose the correlation matrix of test-day milk yields of 48,374 lactations of 21,721 Italian Simmental cows. Two common latent factors related to level of production in early lactation and lactation persistency, and 2 prin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of dairy science 2006-08, Vol.89 (8), p.3188-3194
Hauptverfasser: Macciotta, N.P.P., Vicario, D., Cappio-Borlino, A.
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