Genetic parameters for first and second lactation milk yields of polish black and white cattle with random regression test-day models

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2805-2810

  Strabel, T ^a   Misztal, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Random regressions; Test day models

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033254528     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75538-4     Document Type: Article

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