Genetic trends for milk yield of Jerseys and correlated changes in productive and reproductive performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 196-204

  Roman, R M ^a   Wilcox, C J ^b   Littell, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic trends; Jersey; Production; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032612308     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75224-0     Document Type: Article

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