Genotype x environment interaction for age at first calving in Brazilian and Colombian Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2455-2458

  Ceron Munoz M F ^a   Tonhati, H ^b   Costa, C N ^c   Maldonado Estrada, J ^a   Rojas Sarmiento, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d Asociacion Holstein de Colombia   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Calving age; Environment; Genetics; Interaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 4243156218     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73369-X     Document Type: Article

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