Predicting breeding values for herd life of Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle from lifespan and type

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 405-411

  Brotherstone, S ^a   Veerkamp, R F ^b,c   Hill, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breeding value; Dairy cattle; Lifespan; Types

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032338555     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980003280X     Document Type: Article

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