Selection response of US Holstein AI bulls for milk production in Chile and Argentina

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 9-16

  Verdugo, R A ^a   Jara, A A ^b   Everett, R W ^c   Barria Perez N R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

AI; Argentina; artificial insemination; Chile; Correlated response; G E; genotype environment interaction; herd year means; herd year standard deviations; HYM; HYSD; mature equivalent; ME; Milk production; predicted transmitting ability; PTA; US Holstein sire

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642515734     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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