Genetic parameters for milk traits, somatic cell, and total bacteria count scores in Brazilian Jersey herds

ABSTRACT This study aimed to estimate the heritability of milk yield (MY), fat percent (F%), fat yield (FY), protein percent (P%), protein yield (PY), somatic cell score (SCS), and total bacterial count score (TBCS) as well as to estimate the genetic correlations among these traits, using a dataset...

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Main Authors: Mayara Andressa Sabedot, Gabrieli de Souza Romano, Victor Breno Pedrosa, Luís Fernando Batista Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2018-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100408&lng=en&tlng=en