A Model of Litter Size Distribution in Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1789-1793

  Bennett, Gary L ^a   Echternkamp, Sherrill E ^a   Gregory, Keith E ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Conception; Genetics; Models; Multiple Births; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENETICS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; QUADRUPLETS; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

EID: 0032112248     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7671789x     Document Type: Article

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