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Genotype-environment interaction for productive traits of Holstein cows in Brazil described by reaction norms.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Sept 2020
Santos Jarbas Corrêa, Malhado Carlos Henrique Mendes, Cobuci Jaime Araújo, de Rezende Marcos Paulo Gonçalves, Carneiro Paulo Luiz Souza
Abstract excerpt
Brazil is the world's fourth largest milk producer; this activity extends throughout the national territory, with productions of approximate 34 billion liters of milk per year. The objective of this work was to evaluate the genotype-environment interaction (GEI) in purebred Holstein cows for milk (M), protein (P), and fat (F) yields. The statistical models used were the standard animal model (AM), which...
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