Indirect prediction of herd life in Guernsey dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1307-1313

  Cruickshank, J ^a   Weigel, K A ^a   Dentine, M R ^a   Kirkpatrick, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Guernsey; Herd life; Heritability; Type

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036560239     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74195-7     Document Type: Article

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