Mature body weight and profit selection in Spanish dairy cattle

Livestock Science

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 257-266

  Perez Cabal M A ^a   Gonzalez Santillana R ^b   Alenda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mature body weight; Profit; Selection index

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 32944457249     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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