Undesired phenotypic and genetic trend for stillbirth in danish holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1477-1486

  Hansen, M ^a,b,c   Misztal, I ^d   Lund, M S ^a   Pedersen, J ^b   Christensen, L G ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Dansk Landbrugsradgivning   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf size; Calving ease; Genetic trend; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3142603502     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73299-3     Document Type: Article

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