Economic values for milk production and quality traits in south and southeast regions of Brazil

Economic values for milk production and quality traits in south and southeast regions of Brazil

The objective of this study was to calculate economic values for milk (MY), protein (PY) and fat productions (FY) and somatic cell count (SCC) which could be used to compose an economic index to rank animals involved in an international genetic evaluation program of Holstein cattle used in the comme...

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Main Authors: Vera Lucia Cardoso, Maria Lucia Pereira Lima, José Ramos Nogueira, Raul Lara Resende de Carneiro, Roberta Cristina Sesana, Elisa Junqueira Oliveira, Lenira El Faro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
dairy cattle
milk composition
selection index
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014001200636&lng=en&tlng=en

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