Genetic evaluation of calving ease for Brown Swiss and Jersey bulls from purebred and crossbred calvings

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1529-1539

  Cole, J B ^a   Goodling Jr , R C ^a   Wiggans, G R ^a   VanRaden, P M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calving ease; Crossbred; Genetic evaluation; Purebred

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; MALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 23344453184     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72822-8     Document Type: Article

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