Use of repeated measures analysis for evaluation of genetic background of dairy cattle behavior in automatic milking systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3636-3644

  Konig S ^a   Kohn F ^a   Kuwan, K ^b   Simianer, H ^a   Gauly, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Vereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung wV VIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automatic milking system; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Milking frequency

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748116706     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72403-1     Document Type: Article

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