Genetic analysis of days open in beef cattle

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-289

  Goyache, F ^a   Gutierrez J P ^b   Fernandez I ^a   Royo, L J ^a   Alvarez I ^a  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asturiana de los Valles; Beef cattle; Days open; Fertility; Genetic correlation; Heritability

Indexed keywords

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EID: 19044387061     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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