Consensus and Debate in the Definition of Breeding Objectives

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 6-18

  Goddard, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding objectives; Longevity; Profit function; Rescaling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES;

EID: 0032158624     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)70150-X     Document Type: Article

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