harvey {asreml} | R Documentation

## Weights of cattle.

### Description

Average daily gain for 65 Hereford steers.

### Usage

    harvey

### Format

A data frame with 8 columns and 65 rows:

Calf

  A factor with 65 levels

Sire

  A factor with 9 levels

Dam

  A factor with 1 level

Line

  A factor with 3 levels

ageOfDam

  An integer vector

y1

  Age at weaning

y2

  Initial weight

y3

  Average daily gain (\times 100)

### Details

The age at weaning, initial weight at the start of the test feeding period and average daily gain were recorded on 65 steers from 9 sires and 3 breeding lines; all of the steers were fed for the same length of time.

### References

Harvey WR (1960). “Least-squares Analysis of Data with Unequal Subclass Frequencies.” Technical Report ARS 20-8, USDA, Agricultural Research Service. Reprinted with corrections as ARS H-4, 1975.

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