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Genotype x environment interaction for age at first calving in Brazilian and Colombian Holsteins.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 2004
Cerón-Muñoz M F, Tonhati H, Costa C N, Maldonado-Estrada J, Rojas-Sarmiento D
Abstract excerpt
The objective was to determine whether there is a genotype x environment interaction for age at first calving (AFC) in Holstein cattle in Brazil and Colombia. Data included 51,239 and 25,569 first-lactation records from Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Of 4230 sires in the data, 530 were North American sires used in both countries. Analyses were done using the REML bi-trait animal model, and AFC was considered...
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