Genetic parameters and trends of milk, fat, days open, and body weight after calving in North Carolina experimental herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1364-1370

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

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlations; Genetic trends; Heritabilities; Selection

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MILK; MODELS, ANIMAL; NORTH CAROLINA; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0034204202     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75004-1     Document Type: Article

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