Estimation of genetic parameters for feed efficiency traits using random regression models in dairy cattle by K. Houlahan, F.S. Schenkel, F. Miglior, J. Jamrozik, R.B. Stephansen, O. González-Recio, N. Charfeddine, D. Segelke, A.M. Butty, P. Stratz, M.J. VandeHaar, R.J. Tempelman, K. Weigel, H. White, F. Peñagaricano, J.E. Koltes, J.E.P. Santos, R.L. Baldwin, VI, C.F. Baes

“…This study used 121,226 dry matter intake (DMI) records, 120,500 energy-corrected milk (ECM) records, and 98,975 metabolic body weight (MBW) records, collected on 7,440 first-lactation Holstein cows from 6 countries (Canada, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States), from January 2003 to February 2022. …”
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