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Genetic covariance components for measures of nitrogen utilization in grazing dairy cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 2024
Tavernier E, Gormley I C, Delaby L, O'Donovan M, Berry D P
Abstract excerpt
Improved nitrogen utilization of dairy production systems should improve not only the economic output of the systems but also the environmental metrics. One strategy to improve efficiency is through breeding programs. Improving a trait through breeding is conditional on the presence of exploitable genetic variability. Using a database of 1,291 deeply phenotyped grazing dairy cows, the genetic variability for 2...
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