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Application of gamma regression model for assessing factors affecting milk production in Holstein dairy herd

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Biostatistics

Abstract

Generalized linear models (GLMs) are an extension of the linear regression model which is a strong and flexible tool for generating relationships between predictors and response variable, GLMs are widely applied in different fields such as epidemiology, economy, finance, and veterinary medicine. Gamma regression is a type of generalized linear model that is used to model continuous response variables that are non-negative and have a skewed distribution. Reliable records of a commercial dairy farm in the Sharkia governorate of Egypt were used to collect data on 351 purebred Holstein-Friesian cows. These cows delivered between January 2018 and December 2019. The purpose of this study was the application of gamma regression model for assessing factors affecting milk production in Holstein-Friesian dairy herd by evaluating several parameters such as calving season, parity, incidence of mastitis disease, days to first insemination (DFI), days in milk (DIM) and days open (DO). The study's findings showed that the winter and autumn calving seasons, the incidence of mastitis, and the number of days to first insemination (DFI) were significant factors for the 305-day milk yield; parity, days open (DO), and days in milk (DIM) had little effect on the amount of milk produced by dairy farms.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2024.322163.1871

Keywords

Generalized linear models, Gamma regression analysis, milk production, Holstein-Friesian dairy herd

Authors

First Name

hayaa

Last Name

abdelrahman

MiddleName

ahmed

Affiliation

Animal wealth development department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banha University

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hayaa93mohamed@gmail.com

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Qlyouib- Qliopia

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First Name

Salah

Last Name

Maohamed

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-

Affiliation

Department of Applied Statistics and Econometrics, Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research, Cairo University.

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dr.mahdym62@gmail.com

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-

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

El-Taranany

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

Animal Wealth Development Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University

Email

mahmoudtarabany2887@yahoo.com

City

Zagazig, El-sharkia, Egypt

Orcid

0000-0002-9354-2209

First Name

Sherif

Last Name

Ramadan

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-

Affiliation

Animal wealth development department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banha University

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sherif_ramadann@yahoo.com

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-

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First Name

Basant

Last Name

Shafik

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-

Affiliation

Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

Email

basant.shafeek@gmail.com

City

Toukh

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-

Volume

47

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

52736

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-09-19

Publish Date

2024-12-31

Page Start

58

Page End

62

Print ISSN

1110-6581

Online ISSN

2974-4806

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812

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Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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Application of gamma regression model for assessing factors affecting milk production in Holstein dairy herd

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07 Jan 2025