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Genetic assessment of productive and reproductive traits in Friesian, native, and crossbred cattle in Egypt.
Tropical animal health and production - 15 Oct 2024
Ghazy Abdullah Ali, El-Enin Abdelhamid Saeed Abo, Badr Anas Abd El-Salam Abou El-Anine, El-Awady Hassan Ghazy, El-Naser Ibrahim Atta Mohammed Abu
Abstract excerpt
This study utilized a dataset comprising 3023 lactation records for Friesian cows, 596 records for Native cows (Baladi), and 1189 records for Crossbred cows spanning from 1994 to 2015. The objective was to estimate and assess genetic and phenotypic parameters and breeding values for 305-day milk yield (305-DMY), lactation period (LP), calving interval (CI), and days open (DO) within the Egyptian dairy context....
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Egypt
- Female
- Reproduction
- Lactation
- Genotype
- Breeding
- Phenotype
- Dairying
- Milk
