Genetic relationships between lifetime profit and type traits in spanish Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3480-3491

  Perez Cabal M A ^a   Alenda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic; Lifetime profit; Quadratic relationship; Type trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; LOCOMOTION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 2342453298     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74437-8     Document Type: Article

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