Usability for Genetic Evaluations of Records from Herds Participating in Progeny Test Programs of Artificial Insemination Organizations

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2599-2605

  Meinert, T R ^a,d   Norman, H D ^a   Mattison, J M ^b   Sattler, C G ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ReQuest Ltd   (United States)

^c National Association of Animal Breeders   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy Herd Improvement; Genetic evaluation; Progeny test; Usable records

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LACTATION; MALE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; RECORDS;

EID: 0031253315     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76216-7     Document Type: Article

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