Short communication: Modification of genetic evaluation of herd life from a three-trait to a five-trait model in Canadian dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2025-2028

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

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Herd life; Longevity; Multiple trait animal model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 35748940595     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-719     Document Type: Article

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