Effects of inbreeding on production and survival in holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1856-1864

  Thompson, J R ^a   Everett, R W ^a   Hammerschmidt, N L ^b  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b Holstein Association USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Milk; Milk components; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INBREEDING; LACTATION; MILK; PEDIGREE; SECRETION; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INBREEDING; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034243741     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75057-0     Document Type: Article

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