Genetic evaluation of in-line recorded milkability from milking parlors and automatic milking systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 497-506

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

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Växa Sweden ^*  (Sweden)

^c VikingGenetics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Genetic parameter; Milk flow rate; Milking system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINAE; BREEDING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84890796593     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6948     Document Type: Article

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