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# harvey – Weights of cattle

###### Description

harvey: Average daily gain for 65 Hereford steers.

###### Usage

harvey

To load the file into ASReml-R and view the contents use the commands:

library(asreml)
data(package="asreml")
data("harvey")
View(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.

Updated on January 24, 2019