Titilayo Olukunle Olushola

Estimation of Genetic Capacity of Simmental Dual Purpose Cattle for Milk and Conformation Traits in High Arid Climate

Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Dorcas John Jirgi, Bosede Oyegbile, Titilayo Olukunle Olushola, Zulfat Suleiman Abba & Danladi Shuaibu Bunjah · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2018

The aim of the current research was to estimate the genetic parameters for milk and conformation traits in Simmental dual-purpose cattle breed. Heritability estimates were 21% for milk yield while body type traits were 26, 13, 10, 28, 20, 35, 6 and 33% for BW, BCS, CL, CW, BD, ST...