Genetic parameters of lactation cell counts and milk and protein yields in dairy ewes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 639-644

  El Saied, U M ^a,b   Carriedo, J A ^b   De La Fuente, L F ^b   San Primitivo, F ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dairy ewes; Genetic parameters; Lactation measure; Somatic cell counts

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

MILK PROTEIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP;

EID: 0033091547     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75278-1     Document Type: Article

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