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Genetic parameters for linear type traits in the Rendena dual-purpose breed.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Feb 2014
Mazza S, Guzzo N, Sartori C, Berry D P, Mantovani R
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to estimate the genetic parameters for five composite traits and 20 individual type traits on 10,735 first-parity Rendena dual-purpose cows. Fixed effects included in the linear animal mixed models were herd-year-classifier, days in milk and age at first calving; the additive genetic effect of the animal was included as a random effect. Heritability estimates varied from 0.12 (feet) to...
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