Genetic evaluation for herd life in Canada.

doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75607-3

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Genetic evaluation for herd life in Canada.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Feb 1998

Jairath L, Dekkers J C, Schaeffer L R, Liu Z, Burnside E B, Kolstad B

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Methods were developed for the national genetic evaluation of herd life for Canadian Holstein sires. The genetic evaluations incorporate information from survival (direct herd life) and information from conformation traits that are related to herd life (indirect herd life) after adjustment for pr...

Topics

Animals
Breeding
Canada
Cattle
Female
Genetic Variation
Lactation
Male
Models, Genetic

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