Estimation of Genetic Parameters of Some Productive and Reproductive Traits in Italian Buffalo. Genetic Evaluation with BLUP-Animal Model

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 747-753

  Catillo, G ^a   Moioli, B ^a   Napolitano, F ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age at First Calving; BLUP Animal Model; Calving Interval; Milk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035587626     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.747     Document Type: Article

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