Genetic and environmental parameters for milk production, udder health, and fertility traits in Mexican Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2168-2175

  Montaldo, H H ^a   Castillo Juarez H ^b   Valencia Posadas, M ^c   Cienfuegos Rivas, E G ^d   Ruiz Lopez F J ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fertility; Genetic parameter; Milk production trait; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINAE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MEXICO; MILK; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEASON; SECRETION (PROCESS); UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MEXICO; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEASONS;

EID: 77952038044     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2050     Document Type: Article

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