Dairy progeny testing in Finland

An account is given of the present method of progeny testing of dairy bulls. Correction factors used are presented and an example of their application given. It is noted that progeny tests for milk yield based on less than 30 daughters have a low repeatability. There were no significant changes in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ulf Lindström, Kalle Maijala, Mikko Varo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 1973-12-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72953