Genetic analysis of holstein cattle populations in Brazil and the United States

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2963-2974

  Costa, C N ^a   Blake, R W ^b   Pollak, E J ^b   Oltenacu, P A ^b   Quaas, R L ^b   Searle, S R ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Across country genetic evaluations; Correlated response; Genotype and environment interaction; Heterogeneous variance

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

FAT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FATS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034540969     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75196-4     Document Type: Article

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