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    Genetic Parameter Estimates for Milk and Conformation Traits of Multi-genotype Cattle
    (Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research, 2018-03-05) Oludayo Michael Akinsola; Ishaya Bawa Atang; Adekola Omololu Atanda; Louis Ugwu; Danladi Shuaibu Bunjah; Dorcas John Jirgi; Muizzat Onozasi Bello
    The objectives of this research were to estimate the genetic parameters of milk and conformation traits under environmental sensitivity of multi-genotype cattle. The data from the study came from two genotypes of cows (Holstein and 3/4HolsteinX1/4Bunaji). Milk yield, six body traits (stature, ST; chest width, CW; body depth, BD; heart girth, HG; rump width, RW, chest ligament, CL) and four udder traits (rear udder height, RUH; rear udder width, RUW; udder clearance, UC; teat length, TL). Multi-trait animal models were used to estimate the (co)variance components based on average information restricted maximum likelihood method (AIREML) using R 3.0.3 software.