DIFFERENT MODELS FOR ESTIMATING GENETIC PARAMETERS FOR GROWTH TRAITS OF HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN UNDER SEMITROPICAL CONDITIONS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• M. H. Sadek ¹
• A. R. Shemeis ¹
• N. A. Shalaby ²

¹ Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, P. O. Box 68 Hadayek Shoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt

² Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Keywords

• Growth
• animal model
• heritability
• genetic correlation
• predicted transmitting ability