Genetic evaluation of lactation persistency for five breeds of dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2248-2258

  Cole, J B ^a   Null, D J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best prediction; Genetic evaluation; Persistency

Indexed keywords

BOS;

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; SECRETION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FATS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 67651158956     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1825     Document Type: Article

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