Genetic Components for Milk Production of Tarentaise, Hereford, and Tarentaise x Hereford Cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2344-2348

  Kress, D D ^a   Doornbos, D E ^b   Anderson, D C ^b   Davis, K C ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northern Agricultural Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Heterosis; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0030256903     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74102344x     Document Type: Article

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