Milk urea nitrogen concentration: Heritability and genetic correlations with reproductive performance and disease

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4434-4440

  Mitchell, R G ^a   Rogers, G W ^a   Dechow, C D ^b   Vallimont, J E ^b   Cooper, J B ^a   Sander Nielsen, U ^c   Clay, J S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dansk Landbrugsradgivning   (Denmark)

^d Dairy Records Management Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Genetic correlation; Milk urea nitrogen; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 29144533979     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73130-1     Document Type: Article

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