Genetic parameters for functional longevity, type traits, somatic cell scores, milk flow and production in the Italian Brown Swiss

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-152

  Samoré, Antonia B ^a   Rizzi, Rita ^a   Rossoni, Attilio ^b   Bagnato, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Razza Bruna (ANARB)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brown swiss; Dairy cattle; Functional traits; Genetic parameters

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 79960649784     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2010.e28     Document Type: Article

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