Hair coat characteristics and production of Holstein. I. Hair coat traits

Authors

  • Maria da Graça Pinheiro Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Estação Experimental de Zootecnia, Ribeirão Preto, SP
  • Roberto Gomes da Silva Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Melhoramento Genético Animal, Jaboticabal, SP

Keywords:

coat thickness, hair coat density, hair length, Holstein cows

Abstract

Hair coat characteristics were recorded for 342 Holstein cows, daughters of 38 sires. Coat thickness. hair coat density and hair length were measured in two seasons, fall and spring. Coat thickness, hair coat density and hair length averages were respectively 2.84 mm; 718 hairs/cm2 and 14.15 mm in the fall; and 4.09 mm; 474 hairs/cm2and 12.59 mm in the spring.

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Published

2013-12-04

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ANIMAL BREEDING

How to Cite

Hair coat characteristics and production of Holstein. I. Hair coat traits. (2013). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 55(1), 1-6. http://35.198.24.243/index.php/bia/article/view/946

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