Impact of type traits on functional herd life of Quebec Holsteins assessed by survival analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4083-4089

  Schneider, M Del P ^a   Durr J W ^b   Cue, R I ^b   Monardes, H G ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional herd life; Holstein; Survival analysis; Type trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; QUEBEC;

EID: 1642383683     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(03)74021-1     Document Type: Article

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