Timeliness and effectiveness of progeny testing through artificial insemination

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1513-1525

  Norman, H D ^a   Powell, R L ^a   Wright, J R ^a   Sattler, C G ^b,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b National Association of Animal Breeders   (United States)

^c Select Sires Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Progeny test; Selection intensity; Sire sampling

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARITY; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038072769     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73737-0     Document Type: Article

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