Genetic variance in micro-environmental sensitivity for milk and milk quality in Walloon Holstein cattle

peer reviewed ; Animals that are robust to environmental changes are desirable in the current dairy industry. Genetic differences in micro-environmental sensitivity can be studied through heterogeneity of residual variance between animals. However, residual variance between animals is usually assumed homogeneous in traditional genetic evaluations. The aim of this study was to investigate genetic heterogeneity of residual variance by estimating variance components in residual variance for milk yield, somatic cell score, contents in milk (g/dL) of two groups of milk fatty acids (i.e. saturated f... Mehr ...