Influence of breed, heterozygosity, and disease incidence on estimates of variance components of respiratory disease in preweaned beef calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1247-1261

  Snowder, G D ^a,b   Van Vleck, L D ^a   Cundiff, L V ^a   Bennett, G L ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease Resistance; Growth; Heritability; Survival

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33646031534     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8361247x     Document Type: Article

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