Effect of Variance of Interaction Effects of Sire and Herd on Selection for Milk and Fat Yield

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 140-144

  Dimov, G ^c   Keown, J F ^a   Van Vleck, L D ^a   Norman, H D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Breeding values; Selection; Variance of interaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MILK; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0029692196     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76345-2     Document Type: Article

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