Fertility and survival of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, Scandinavian red

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4944-4951

  Heins, B J ^a   Hansen, L B ^a   Seykora, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Days open; Heterosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846282380     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72545-0     Document Type: Article

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