Genetic characteristics of Japanese Holstein cows based on multiple-lactation random regression test-day animal models

Livestock Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 194-201

  Togashi, K ^a   Lin, C Y ^b   Atagi, Y ^c   Hagiya, K ^c   Sato, J ^c   Nakanishi, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c National Livestock Breeding Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lactation curve; Milk yield; Persistency; Test day model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40749120772     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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