Environmental, management and genetic factors affecting semen production in French Montbéliard bulls

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-77

  Mathevon, M ^a   Dekkers, J C M ^b   Buhr, M M ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Environment; Management; Prediction; Semen production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0348114577     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(98)00116-X     Document Type: Article

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