The relationship between fertility, rump angle, and selected type information in Holstein-Friesian cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1521-1528

  Wall, E ^a   White, I M S ^b   Coffey, M P ^a   Brotherstone, S ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; Holstein; Rump; Type trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; LACTATION; LIMB; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOOF AND CLAW; LACTATION; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PARTURITION; PELVIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23344436380     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72821-6     Document Type: Article

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