Genetic parameters of milk production and reproduction traits of Girolando cattle in Brazil

The objective of this study was to estimate the heritability and genetic, phenotypic, and environmental correlations between 305-day milk yield (305MY), age at first calving (AFC), calving interval (CI) and dry period length (DPL), as well as to compare the productive and reproductive performances o...

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Main Authors: Ali William Canaza-Cayo, Paulo Sávio Lopes, Jaime Araújo Cobuci, Marta Fonseca Martins, Marcos Vinicius Gualberto Barbosa da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1335180