Calving interval and survival breeding values as measure of cow fertility in a pasture-based production system with seasonal calving

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 689-696

  Olori, V E ^a   Meuwissen, T H E ^b   Veerkamp, R F ^b  

^a IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calving interval; Fertility; Seasonal calving; Survival score

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036510923     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74125-8     Document Type: Article

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