Estimation of genetic parameters for milk, fat, protein and mozzarella cheese production for the Italian river buffalo Bubalus bubalis population

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-190

  Rosati, A ^a,c   Van Vleck, L D ^b,c  

^a Associazione Italiana Allevatori   (Italy)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 0036187071     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00293-7     Document Type: Article

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