An investigation into heterogeneity of variance for milk and fat yields of Holstein cows in Brazilian herd environments

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-381

  Costa, Claudio Napolis ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COVARIANCE; COW; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; LACTATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344980255     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571999000300015     Document Type: Article

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