Repeatability and heritability of response to superovulation in Holstein cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1151-1156

  Tonhati, H ^a   Lobo R B ^b   Oliveira, H N ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic aspects; Holstein Friesian; Yield embryos

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; COW; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 0345729882     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)80018-1     Document Type: Article

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