Genetic trends for milk, fat and protein in the Zimbabwean Holstein-Friesian population from 1973 to 1994

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-31

  Kunaka, K ^a   Makuza, S M ^b   Wollny, C B A ^c   Banda, J W ^c  

^a Gwebi College of Agriculture   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Fat ; FCM; genetic trends; Holstein Friesian; Protein ; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035606981     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-44-23-2001     Document Type: Article

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