Estimating genetic variability in temperamental traits in German Angus and Simmental cattle

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-119

  Gauly, M ^a   Mathiak, H ^a   Hoffmann, K ^a   Kraus, M ^a   Erhardt, G ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; German Angus; Heritability; Simmental; Temperament

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GENETICS;

EID: 0035840865     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00151-4     Document Type: Article

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