Major advances in globalization and consolidation of the artificial insemination industry

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1362-1368

  Funk, D A ^a  

^a GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic marker; Inbreeding; Interbull; Progeny test

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROSS BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DAIRYING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INBREEDING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMMERCE; CROSSES, GENETIC; CRYOPRESERVATION; DAIRYING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; INBREEDING; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646167901     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72203-2     Document Type: Article

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