Modeling heat stress effect on Holstein cows under hot and dry conditions: Selection tools

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7889-7904

  Carabano M J ^a   Bachagha, K ^a   Ramon M ^b   Diaz C ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b Centro Regional de Selección y Reproducción Animal de Castilla La Mancha   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic selection; Heat stress; Holstein cattle

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; CELL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPAIN;

EID: 84918768730     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8023     Document Type: Article

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