Heritabilities and correlations among body condition scores, production traits, and reproductive performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 266-275

  Dechow, C D ^a   Rogers, G W ^a   Clay, J S ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dairy Records Management Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Heritability; Production; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0035226825     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74476-1     Document Type: Article

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