Genotype x environment interactions in conventional versus pasture-based dairies in Canada

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 383-389

  Boettcher, P J ^a,c   Fatehi, J ^a   Schutz, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ANAFI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetics; Grazing; Sire evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0038659556     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73617-0     Document Type: Article

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