Effects of Different Methods for Determining the Number of Transferable Embryos on Genetic Gain and Inbreeding Coefficient in a Japanese Holstein MOET Breeding Population

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 597-602

  Terawaki, Y ^a   Asada, Y ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coefficients of Inbreeding; Genetic Gain; Holstein; MME; MOET; Transferable Embryos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035627515     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.597     Document Type: Article

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