Development of a genetic evaluation for body condition score for Canadian Holsteins.

doi:10.3168/jds.2012-6148

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Development of a genetic evaluation for body condition score for Canadian Holsteins.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2013

Loker S, Bastin C, Miglior F, Sewalem A, Schaeffer L R, Jamrozik J, Osborne V, Ali A

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Valacta (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada) is the Canadian Dairy Herd Improvement organization responsible for milk recording in Québec and Atlantic provinces. Up to 14 first-lactation body condition score (BCS) records were collected per cow (average of 2.5 records per cow), allowing the trait to be described by a random regression animal model so that animals could be ranked by the shape of their BCS...

Topics

Animals
Body Composition
Breeding
Canada
Cattle
Female
Lactation
Male
Ontario
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Quebec
Selection, Genetic

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PMID: 23548298
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6148

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