Genotype by environment interactions on culling rates and 305-day milk yield of Holstein cows in 3 US regions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 5796-5805

  Tsuruta, S ^a   Lourenco, D A L ^a   Misztal, I ^a   Lawlor, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Holstein Association USA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Culling rate; Genotype by environment interaction; Milk production; US Holstein

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; BREEDING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937519702     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9242     Document Type: Article

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