Mathematical representations of correlations among yield traits and somatic cell score on test day

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2205-2211

  Norman, H D ^a   Vanraden, P M ^a   Wright, J R ^a   Smith, L A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best prediction; Correlation; Milk yield; Test day

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MILK; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033212491     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75466-4     Document Type: Article

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