Genetic parameter estimates of portuguese dairy cows for milk, fat, and protein using a spline test-day model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1225-1230

  Silvestre, A M ^a   Petim Batista, F ^a   Colaco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Breeding value curve; Cubic spline; Dairy cow; Genetic effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; SECRETION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PORTUGAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 22144436321     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72789-2     Document Type: Article

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