Bull selection across age classes and variable female reproductive rates in an open nucleus breeding scheme for dairy cattle

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 74-82

  Korpiaho, P ^a   Stranden I ^a   Mantysaari E A ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breeding programme; Embryotransfer; Genetic response; Rate of inbreeding; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038487271     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700310002396     Document Type: Article

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