Genetic and environmental relationship among udder conformation traits and mastitis incidence in Holstein Friesian into two different environments

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-138

  Amin, A A ^a   Gere, T ^b   Kishk, W H ^a  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Egypt; environment; genetic and phenotypic correlation; heritability; Holstein Friesian; Hungary; mastitis; udder traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036004521     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-45-129-2002     Document Type: Article

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