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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