Genetic Evaluation of Monthly Test-Day Milk Yields of Jersey Crossbred Cattle Under Farmers’ Production System in Tamil Nadu, India

Genetic Evaluation of Monthly Test-Day Milk Yields of Jersey Crossbred Cattle Under Farmers’ Production System in Tamil Nadu, India

Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India, is bereft of any native dairy or dual-purpose cattle breeds, and the state depends chiefly on crossbred cattle for milk production. Jersey crossbred cattle account for 90% of the state’s milk production. This genetic evaluation study aimed to assess milk produc...

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Main Authors: Dhanukodialagar Kasiviswanathan, Palaniappan Devendran, Ragothaman Venkataramanan, Subramanian Meenakshisundaram, Ganesamoorthy Senthilkumar, Sunday O. Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
Jersey crossbred cattle
genetic correlation
heritability
random regression
REML
test-day milk yield
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/21/3152

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