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Heritabilities of measured and mid-infrared predicted milk fat globule size, milk fat and protein percentages, and their genetic correlations.
Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2017
Fleming A, Schenkel F S, Koeck A, Malchiodi F, Ali R A, Corredig M, Mallard B, Sargolzaei M, Miglior F
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to estimate the heritability of milk fat globule (MFG) size and mid-infrared (MIR) predicted MFG size in Holstein cattle. The genetic correlations between measured and predicted MFG size with milk fat and protein percentage were also investigated. Average MFG size was measured in 1,583 milk samples taken from 254 Holstein cows from 29 herds across Canada. Size was expressed as...
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