Short communication: Genetic parameters of individual fatty acids in milk of Canadian Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1150-1156

  Bilal, G ^a,b   Cue, R I ^b   Mustafa, A F ^b   Hayes, J F ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cow milk fatty acid; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

FATTY ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUEBEC; SEASONS;

EID: 84892673023     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6508     Document Type: Article

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