Genetic analysis of dairy cattle production traits in a management intensive rotational grazing environment

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 191-195

  Weigel, K A ^a   Kriegl, T ^a   Pohlman, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Genotype by environment interaction; Grazing

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032612704     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75223-9     Document Type: Article

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