>Does anyone have any suggestions or wisdom regarding a good 'standard'
>sample of cattle measurements to use for log-difference comparisons?
>I'm about to embark on some cattle biometrical work, and would rather
>use a standard sample that has been used in previous work, rather than
>introducing a new one. Any suggestions?
I have used the Ullerslev cow, reported in Degerbol and Fredskild
(1970), for this purpose, in part because Peter Bogucki also used it
in his dissertation. It's pretty complete, and is a female aurochs.
Nerissa Russell
Department of Anthropology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-4040
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