Bias in genetic evaluations by records of cows treated with bovine somatotropin

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2650-2656

  Tsuruta, S ^a,c   Keown, J F ^a   Van Vleck, L D ^b   Misztal, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding values; Dairy cattle; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; LACTATION; MILK; RECORDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034328145     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75158-7     Document Type: Article

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