Genetic evaluation of dairy sires for milking duration using electronically recorded milking times of their daughters

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1192-1198

  Zwald, N R ^a   Weigel, K A ^b   Chang, Y M ^a   Welper, R D ^b   Clay, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Alta Genetics Inc   (United States)

^c Dairy Records Management Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy sire; Genetic selection; Milking duration; Milking speed

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; LACTATION; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22144461811     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72785-5     Document Type: Article

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