Crossbreds of Jersey × Holstein compared with pure holsteins for production, fertility, and body and udder measurements during first lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1270-1278

  Heins, B J ^a   Hansen, L B ^a   Seykora, A J ^a   Johnson, D G ^a   Linn, J G ^a   Romano, J E ^a   Hazel, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Heterosis; Jersey

Indexed keywords

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FATS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 40649127721     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0564     Document Type: Article

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