Genetic parameters and selection for casein content in Italian Holstein and Brown Swiss

A total of more than 2,000,000 records on casein contents were collected in Lombardia (Italy) during routine milk recording of Italian Holstein and Brown Swiss dairy cows. Variance components for casein were estimated as well as all the genetic correlations of casein with production and type traits...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Bagnato, Rita Rizzi, Attilio Rossoni, Fabiola Canavesi, Fausta Schiavini, Antonia Bianca Samoré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/333