Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90 , Pages E87-E99 , June 2007

Design and Analysis of Pen Studies in the Animal Sciences

Received 19 September 2006 ,Accepted 3 April 2007.

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    Schematic of the randomized complete block design used in experiment 1.

    Schematic of the randomized complete block design used in experiment 1.

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    Schematic of the split-plot design used in experiment 2.

    Schematic of the split-plot design used in experiment 2.

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    Schematic of the research design used in experiment 3, a split-plot design with only 1 level of the second factor treatment in the subplots.

    Schematic of the research design used in experiment 3, a split-plot design with only 1 level of the second factor treatment in the subplots.

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    Schematic of the research design for a switchback design with 10 pens (A to J), 2 treatments (I and II), and 3 periods (P1, P2, P3).

    Schematic of the research design for a switchback design with 10 pens (A to J), 2 treatments (I and II), and 3 periods (P1, P2, P3).

PII: S0022-0302(07)72063-5

doi: 10.3168/jds.2006-612

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90 , Pages E87-E99 , June 2007