The Effects of Inbreeding on the Lifetime Performance of Dairy Cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2729-2737

  Smith, L A ^a,b   Cassell, B G ^b   Pearson, R E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Lifetime performance; Mixed models; Relative net income

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; INBREEDING; LACTATION; MILK; PEDIGREE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INBREEDING; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0032175235     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75830-8     Document Type: Article

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