Estimates of correction factors for lactation length and genetic parameters for milk yield in buffaloes

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-257

  Tonhati, H ^a   Munoz M F C ^c   Duarte, J M C ^a   Reichert, R H ^b   Oliveira, J A ^a   Lima, A L F ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Secretaria Agric Abastecimento E   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Buffalo; Lactation length; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PARAMETERS; HERD; LACTATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 4143146298     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352004000200016     Document Type: Article

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