Feasibility of using automatic milking system data from commercial herds for genetic analysis of milkability

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5324-5332

  Carlstrom C ^a   Pettersson, G ^a   Johansson, K ^b   Strandberg, E ^a   Stalhammar H ^c   Philipsson, J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Va and odie xa Sweden   (Sweden)

^c VikingGenetics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automatic milking system; Genetic parameter; Milkability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PARAMETER; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILKABILITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEM; GENETIC PARAMETER; MILKABILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84880644658     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6221     Document Type: Article

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