Genetic analysis of an artificial insemination progeny test program

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 783-789

  Gonzalez Recio O ^a   Ugarte, C ^b   Alenda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ABEREKIN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Progeny test; Second crop daughter

Indexed keywords

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPAIN;

EID: 15044350402     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72742-9     Document Type: Article

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