Simultaneous estimation of genotype by environment interaction accounting for discrete and continuous environmental descriptors in Irish dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3137-3147

  Windig, J J ^a   Mulder, H A ^a   Bohthe Wilhelmus, D I ^a   Veerkamp, R F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Reaction norms; Somatic cell count; Spring calving

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IRELAND; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; IRELAND; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; SEASONS;

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EID: 79956268459     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3725     Document Type: Article

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