Repeatability and heritability of ovulation number and embryos in dam-daughters pairs in superovulated Holstein-Friesian cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-102

  Benyei B ^a,d   Gaspardy A ^b   Komlosi I ^c   Pecsi A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^d NONE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2342485134     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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