Estimation of genotype X environment interactions, in a grass-based system, for milk yield, body condition score, and body weight using random regression models

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 191-203

  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 cows; Genotype by environment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 0141450276     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00098-8     Document Type: Article

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