Article
Genetic components of days open under heat stress.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2004
Oseni S, Misztal I, Tsuruta S, Rekaya R
Abstract excerpt
A reaction norm approach was used to estimate the genetic parameters of days open (DO) with a model that accounted for heat stress. Data included DO records for Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina in the Southeastern United States. A fixed effect model included herd-year, month of calving (MOC), age of cow, and a regression on 305-d milk yield. The reaction norm model additionally included the effect of animal...
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