Maternal and fetal inbreeding depression for 70-day nonreturn and calving rate in Holsteins and Jerseys

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2977-2983

  Cassell, B G ^a   Adamec, V ^a,b   Pearson, R E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTEE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fertility; Holstein; Inbreeding; Jersey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS; GENETICS; INBREEDING; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS; INBREEDING; LACTATION; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0642341007     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73895-8     Document Type: Article

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