Short communication: Genetic evaluation of the interval from first to last insemination with survival analysis and linear models

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4903-4906

  Schneider, M Del P ^a   Strandberg, E ^a   Ducrocq, V ^b   Roth, A ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female fertility; Genetic evaluation; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846329488     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72540-1     Document Type: Article

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