Genetics of casein content in Brown Swiss and Italian Holstein dairy cattle breeds

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 196-202

  Samoré, Antonia B ^a   Canavesi, Fabiola ^a   Rossoni, Attilio ^b   Bagnato, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Razza Bruna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Casein; Dairy cow; Genetic parameter; Milk quality

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84868608820     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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