Short communication: Changes in the association between milk yield and age at first calving in Holstein cows with herd environment level for milk yield

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4830-4834

  Ruiz Sanchez R ^a   Blake, R W ^b   Castro Gamez H M A ^c   Sanchez F ^a   Montaldo, H H ^c   Castillo Juarez H ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Age at first calving; Dairy cattle; Genotype environment interaction; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35748984408     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0156     Document Type: Article

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