Simulation modelling of dairy cattle performance based on knowledge of genotype, environment and genotype by environment interactions: Current status

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-143

  Bryant, Jeremy ^a   López Villalobos, Nicolás ^a   Holmes, Colin ^a   Pryce, Jennie ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genotype environment interaction; Phenotypic plasticity; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; GENOTYPE; GRAZING; MODELING; SIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 26444548995     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2004.09.004     Document Type: Review

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