Genetic response for milk production traits, somatic cell score, acidity and coagulation properties in Italian Holstein-Friesian population under current and alternative selection indices and breeding objectives

Livestock Science

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Pretto, Denis ^a   López Villalobos, Nicolás ^b   Penasa, Mauro ^a   Cassandro, Martino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Genetic response; Holstein Friesian; Milk coagulation properties; Selection index

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84869095064     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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