Genetic and environmental factors affecting semen quality of young Holstein bulls;Facteurs génétiques et environnementaux affectant la qualité de la semence de jeunes taureaux Holstein

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-85

  Diarra, Moussa S ^a   Pare J P ^a   Roy, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bull; Holstein; Inbreeding; Semen

Indexed keywords

VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0031487514     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A95-084     Document Type: Article

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