Genetic parameters for level and change of body condition score and body weight in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2030-2039

  Berry, D P ^a,b   Buckley, F ^a   Dillon, P ^a   Evans, R D ^a   Rath, M ^b   Veerkamp, R F ^c  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Body weight; Dairy cow; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0036674665     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74280-X     Document Type: Article

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