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Genetic Relationships Among Linear Type Traits and Milk Production Traits of Holstein Dairy Cattle

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 15 (2015): Issue 4 (October 2015)
By: Mehdi Bohlouli,  Sadegh Alijani and  Mehran Rahimi Varposhti  
Open Access
|Oct 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0053 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
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Language: English
Page range: 903 - 917
Submitted on: Apr 6, 2015
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Accepted on: Jul 29, 2015
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Published on: Oct 29, 2015
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
dairy cattle,
genetic parameters,
production traits,
type traits
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

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