Heritabilities, genetic correlations, and genetic change for female fertility and protein yield in Norwegian dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 348-355

  Andersen Ranberg, I M ^a,b   Klemetsdal, G ^a   Heringstad, B ^a,b   Steine, T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

Interval from calving to first insemination; Multitrait model; Nonreturn rate; Protein yield

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 12144280860     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72694-1     Document Type: Article

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