Estimation of genetic parameters for milk fat depression in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1166-1177

  Calus, M P L ^a,b   Carrick, M J ^a   Veerkamp, R F ^b   Goddard, M E ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Environmental sensitivity; Milk fat depression; Reaction norm model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; LIPIDS; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 22144458017     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72783-1     Document Type: Article

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