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Genetic parameters for the milk coagulation properties and prevalence of noncoagulating milk in Finnish dairy cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 1999
Ikonen T, Ahlfors K, Kempe R, Ojala M, Ruottinen O
Abstract excerpt
The genetic parameters were estimated for milk coagulation properties and milk production traits, and the prevalence of noncoagulating milk in the Finnish dairy cattle population was investigated. Data were included for 789 Finnish Ayrshire cows and 86 Finnish Friesian cows from 51 herds. The animal model used for estimation included fixed effects for parity, stage of lactation, breed, and herd. Further, effects...
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