An analysis of sire-son and dam-daughter relationships for type traits in the Holstein descriptive type classification system

Age correction factors were developed from 336,253 individual classification results and were applied to final score, final classification, general appearance, dairy character, body capacity, and mammary system. Using a within-herd model, 30,715 daughter dam pairs were 2 analyzed to determine estima...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cassell, Bennet G.
Other Authors: Dairy Science
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71075