Genetic change in milk, fat, days open, and body weight after calving based on three methods of sire selection

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1359-1363

  Abdallah, J M ^a   McDaniel, B T ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluated sires; Genetic change; Index; Young bulls

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; LIPIDS; MALE; MILK; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034202829     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75003-X     Document Type: Article

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