Estimates of Genetic Trend for Yield Traits of the Registered Jersey Population

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 487-494

  Nizamani, A H ^a,b   Berger, P J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SINDH AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Generation interval; Genetic trend; Jersey; Selection differential

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 0030103009     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76390-7     Document Type: Article

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