Studies on genetics of heat tolerance in dairy cattle with reduced weather information via cluster analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1586-1589

  Ravagnolo, O ^a,b   Misztal, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Dairy; Heat stress; Random regressions

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMIDITY; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMIDITY; MILK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

EID: 0036615347     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74228-8     Document Type: Article

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