Sources of variation and heritability estimates for milking speed in Italian Brown cows
Milking speed is defined as the time required to milk a cow (Bowman et al., 1996). Milkability can be considered an important functional trait in dairy cattle for udder health (Dodenhoff et al., 1999) and workability (Visscher and Goddard, 1995). Sivarajasingam et al. (1984), found milking speed to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1953 |