Short communication: Genetic parameters of milking temperament and milking speed in Canadian Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 512-516

  Sewalem, A ^a,b   Miglior, F ^a,b   Kistemaker, G J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic parameter; Milking speed; Milking temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANADA; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650353501     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3479     Document Type: Article

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