Short communication: Genetic and environmental relationships between milk yield and kidding interval in dairy goats

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 370-372

  Montaldo, H H ^a   Valencia Posadas, M ^b   Wiggans, G R ^c   Shepard, L ^d   Torres Vazquez J A ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d American Dairy Goat Association   (United States)

^e Secretaria de Agricultura Ganaderia Desarrollo Rural Pesca y Alimentacion   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dairy goat; Genetic parameter; Kidding interval; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GOATS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PARTURITION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77749333445     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2593     Document Type: Article

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