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Genomic evaluation of milk yield in a smallholder crossbred dairy production system in India.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 10 Sept 2021
Al Kalaldeh Mohammad, Swaminathan Marimuthu, Gaundare Yuvraj, Joshi Sachin, Aliloo Hassan, Strucken Eva M, Ducrocq Vincent, Gibson John P
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BACKGROUND: India is the largest milk producer globally, with the largest proportion of cattle milk production coming from smallholder farms with an average herd size of less than two milking cows. These cows are mainly undefined multi-generation crosses between exotic dairy breeds and indigenous Indian cattle, with no performance or pedigree recording. Therefore, implementing genetic improvement based on genetic...
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