Genetic parameters for body condition score, locomotion, angularity, and production traits in Italian Holstein cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5344-5351

  Battagin, M ^a   Sartori, C ^a   Biffani, S ^b,c   Penasa, M ^a   Cassandro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Frisona Italiana   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angularity; Body condition score; Genetic parameter; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANGULARITY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONDITION SCORE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC PARAMETER; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; ITALY; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MILK; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANGULARITY; BODY CONDITION SCORE; GENETIC PARAMETER; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; FATS; FEMALE; ITALY; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84880612631     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6352     Document Type: Article

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