Genetic parameters for body condition score and its relationship with type and production traits in Swiss Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3685-3693

  Kadarmideen, H N ^a   Wegmann, S ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Holstein Association of Switzerland   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Body type; Genetic analysis; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; SECRETION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 1542649393     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73974-5     Document Type: Article

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