Genetic and phenotypic relationships among locomotion type traits, profit, production, longevity, and fertility in Spanish dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1776-1783

  Perez Cabal M A ^a   Garcia C ^a   Gonzalez Recio O ^a   Alenda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding value; Genetic relationship; Locomotion; Profit

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HOOF AND CLAW; LACTATION; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOOF AND CLAW; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745914961     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72246-9     Document Type: Article

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