Lifetime profit as an individual trait and prediction of its breeding values in spanish holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4115-4122

  Perez Cabal M A ^a   Alenda, R ^a  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic merit prediction; Lifetime profit

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; INCOME; LACTATION; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INCOME; LACTATION; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 4043154349     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)74025-9     Document Type: Article

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