Effects of breed and region on longevity traits through five years of age in Brown Swiss, Holstein, and Jersey cows in the United States

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3672-3680

  Garcia Peniche, T B ^a   Cassell, B G ^b   Misztal, I ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breed comparison; Region; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748113285     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72407-9     Document Type: Article

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