Genetic parameters of milking frequency and milk production traits in Canadian Holsteins milked by an automated milking system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3422-3430

  Nixon, M ^a   Bohmanova, J ^a   Jamrozik, J ^a   Schaeffer, L R ^a   Hand, K ^b   Miglior, F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CanWest DHI   (Canada)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated milking system; Milking frequency; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 68149176467     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1689     Document Type: Article

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