Estimates of marker effects for measures of milk flow in the Italian brown Swiss dairy cattle population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Milkability is a complex trait that is characterized by milk flow traits including average milk flow rate, maximum milk flow rate and total milking time. Milkability has long been recognized as an economically important trait that ca...

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Main Authors: Gray Kent A, Maltecca Christian, Bagnato Alessandro, Dolezal Marlies, Rossoni Attilio, Samore Antonia B, Cassady Joseph P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/8/199