Genetic effects on stillbirth and calving difficulty in Swedish Holsteins at first and second calving

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2228-2235

  Steinbock, L ^a   Nasholm A ^a   Berglund, B ^a   Johansson, K ^b   Philipsson, J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Direct and maternal genetic effects; Stillbirth and calving difficulty; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENETICS; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0141462792     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73813-2     Document Type: Article

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