Genetic parameters for days open and pregnancy rates in US Holsteins using different editing criteria

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4327-4333

  Oseni, S ^a   Tsuruta, S ^a   Misztal, I ^a   Rekaya, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Days open; Genetic parameters; Pregnancy rate; Voluntary waiting period

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 10044278986     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73578-X     Document Type: Article

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