Analysis of Test Day Yield Data of Costa Rican Dairy Cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 255-263

  Vargas, B ^a,b   Perez, E ^a   Van Arendonk, J A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic groups; Genetic parameters; Test day yields

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031606930     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75574-2     Document Type: Article

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