title: Grade animals in Canadian dairy cattle improvement.
abstract: Grade dairy animals in Canada are an important resource in genetic evaluations of the populations. A program was established in 1972 to provide accurate identification of grade animals. This paper describes Canada's National Identification Program, its acceptance, and its procedures and use in Canada. National Identification Program has proven to be an excellent program to identify grade animals on milk recording programs in Canada.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002170:Canada; D002417:Cattle / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D003612:Dairying; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk / Q000378:metabolism; D011996:Records