Cluster analysis on across country genetic correlations for conformation traits in Holstein Cattle Breed

Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-270

  Battagin, Mara ^a   Forabosco, Flavio ^b   Penasa, Mauro ^a   Cassandro, Martino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Interbull Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Conformation traits; Dairy international evaluation; Genetic correlations

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOCOMOTION; ONCHOCERCIASIS;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 80053897033     PISSN: 13317768     EISSN: 13317776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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