Assigning pedigree beef performance records to contemporary groups taking account of within-herd calving patterns

Animal Science

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-198

  Crump, R E ^b   Wray, N R ^b   Thompson, R ^a   Simm, G ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Calving pattern; Contemporary comparisons

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031256705     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016490     Document Type: Article

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