Genotype x environment interaction for yield and somatic cell score with automatic and conventional milking systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1487-1495

  Mulder, H A ^a   Groen, A F ^a   De Jong, G ^b   Bijma, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NRS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automatic milking; Genotype by environment interaction; Milk production; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3142539394     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73300-7     Document Type: Article

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