Stochastic simulation of economic values and their standard deviations for production and functional traits in dairy cattle under current and future danish production circumstances

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 113-126

  Nielsen, Hanne Marie ^a   Groen, Ab ^b   Pedersen, Jørn ^c   Berg, Peer ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Dansk Landbrugsradgivning   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breeding goal; Cow; Diseases; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 10644250948     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700410032022     Document Type: Article

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