Short communication: Estimates of genetic parameters of body condition score in the first 3 lactations using a random regression animal model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3693-3699

  Loker, S ^a   Bastin, C ^b   Miglior, F ^c,d   Sewalem, A ^c,d   Schaeffer, L R ^a   Jamrozik, J ^a   Osborne, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Genetic correlation; Multiple lactation model; Random regression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79959339709     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4122     Document Type: Article

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