Economic Importance of Genetic Improvements in Milk Production, Reproduction, and Productive Life
Florida dairy producers have access to genetic evaluations for many dairy traits that are economically important. These traits are combined in economic selection indexes to rank bulls and cows for total profitability. The first economic selection index, introduced in 1971 by the USDA-Animal Improve...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2005-12-01
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Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115229 |
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