Genetic analysis of test day production in second lactation of British Holstein-Friesian cows

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-226

  Baffour Awuah, O ^a   Brotherstone, Susan ^a   Hill, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Test day yields, persistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030560365     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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