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Genetic analysis of body condition score in first-parity Danish Holstein cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Dec 2003
Lassen J, Hansen M, Sørensen M K, Aamand G P, Christensen L G, Madsen P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to test whether genetic components for body condition score (BCS) changed during lactation in first-parity Danish Holsteins. Data were extracted from the national conformation scoring system and consisted of 28,948 records from 3894 herds. Cows were scored once during lactation for BCS on a scale from 1 to 9 with increments of 1. The majority of records were made from d 30 to 150 of...
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