Calculation of lifetime net income per year (LTNI/year) of Australian Holstein cows to validate the Australian profit ranking of their sires. 1. Genetic analyses and prediction of LTNI/year for cows still in the herd

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 757-766

  Haile Mariam, M ^a   Bowman, P J ^a   Goddard, M E ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CATTLE; CULLING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; INCOME; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; PROTEIN;

AUSTRALIA;

FRIESIA;

EID: 77956383146     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09234     Document Type: Article

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