Analysis of inbreeding and its relationship with functional longevity in Canadian dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2210-2216

  Sewalem, A ^a,b   Kistemaker, G J ^b   Miglior, F ^a,b   Van Doormaal, B J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional longevity; Inbreeding depression; Inbreeding level

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

AGING; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; INBREEDING; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEASON;

AGING; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FATS; FEMALE; INBREEDING; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEASONS;

EID: 33747594968     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72291-3     Document Type: Article

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