Genetic variation of metabolite and hormone concentration in UK Holstein-Friesian calves and the genetic relationship with economically important traits

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 4001-4007

  Hayhurst, C ^a   Flint, A P F ^b   Lovendahl P ^c   Woolliams, J A ^d   Royal, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation; Heritability; Hormones; Metabolites

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 68949218796     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1130     Document Type: Article

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