Variance Component Estimates with Dominance Models for Milk Production in Holsteins of Japan Using Method R |
Kawahara, Takayoshi
(Holstein Cattle Association of Japan, Hokkaido Branch)
Gotoh, Yusaku (Holstein Cattle Association of Japan, Hokkaido Branch) Yamaguchi, Satoshi (Hokkaido Dairy Cattle Milk Recording and Testing Association) Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine) |
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