Genetic parameters for feet and leg traits evaluated in different environments

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 661-666

  Fatehi, J ^a   Stella, A ^a,c   Shannon, J J ^b   Boettcher, P J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Holstein Canada   (Canada)

^c CERSA   (Italy)

^d ANAFI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformation; Genotype x environment interaction; Housing; Management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; LIMB;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0038176565     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73644-3     Document Type: Article

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