Genetic parameters and trends of milk and fat yield in Holstein's dairy cattle of west provinces of Iran

International Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-149

  Yaeghoobi, R ^a   Doosti, A ^b   Noorian, A M ^b   Bahrami, A M ^c  

^a Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University Ahwaz   (Iran)

^b PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; DFREML software; Genetic parameters; Genetic trend; Hereditability; Holstein's; REML method

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79958719004     PISSN: 18119743     EISSN: 18119751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijds.2011.142.149     Document Type: Article

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