Effects of inbreeding in the dam on dystocia and stillbirths in US Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 307-314

  Adamec, V ^a   Cassell, B G ^b   Smith, E P ^b   Pearson, R E ^b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dystocia; Inbreeding depression; Stillbirth; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844470647     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72095-1     Document Type: Article

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