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Genetic parameters for yield, fitness, and type traits in US Brown Swiss dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Feb 2018
Gibson K D, Dechow C D
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this research was to evaluate heritabilities and genetic correlations among yield, fitness, and type traits for US Brown Swiss cattle born in 2000 and later. The data set used consisted of 108,633 first through fifth lactation records from 45,464 cows for yield, somatic cell score (SCS), days open, and productive life. Approximately half of the records had observations for 17 type traits and...
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