Phenotypic analysis of pregnancy effect on milk, fat, and protein yields of Canadian Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss, and Guernsey breeds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1300-1312

  Loker, S ^a   Miglior, F ^b,c   Bohmanova, J ^a   Jamrozik, J ^a   Schaeffer, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Days open; Days pregnant; Stage of pregnancy; Test day model

Indexed keywords

BOS;

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; FATS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61449109202     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1425     Document Type: Article

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