Variances and correlations of milk production, fertility, longevity, and type traits over time in Australian Holstein cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 7364-7379

  Haile Mariam, M ^a   Pryce, J E ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional traits; Genetic correlation; Genetic evaluation; Random regression; Type traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; LINEAR MODELS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MILK;

EID: 84942549476     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9537     Document Type: Article

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