Experiences of including reproduction and health traits in Scandinavian dairy cattle breeding programmes

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 99-112

  Philipsson, J ^a   Lindhe B ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Svensk Avel   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calving; Fertility; Mastitis; Recording; Selection

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0141450304     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00047-2     Document Type: Article

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