Genetic relationships between reproductive disorders, operational days open and milk yield

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-48

  Pösö, Jukka ^a   Mäntysaari, Esa A ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Female fertility; Genetic correlation; Health disorders repeatability

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 23544454391     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-6226(96)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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