Genetic associations between reproductive and linear-type traits of Holstein cows in Brazil
ABSTRACT This study aimed to estimate heritability, genetic, and residual correlations between reproductive traits such as age at first calving, calving interval, dry period, and first service period and linear type traits measured in Holstein cows born between the years 1990 and 2008 in Brazil. The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000200091&lng=en&tlng=en |