International genetic evaluation of dairy sires using a multiple-trait model with individual animal performance records

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2789-2795

  Weigel, K A ^a   Rekaya, R ^a   Zwald, N R ^a   Fikse, W F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dairy sires; Individual animal performance records; International genetic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FATS; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0035752849     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74734-0     Document Type: Article

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