Consequences of selection for yield traits on calving ease performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2497-2505

  Lopez De Maturana E ^a   Ugarte, E ^a   Komen, J ^b   Van Arendonk, J A M ^b  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breeding goal; Dystocia; Economic value; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 35748948659     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-415     Document Type: Article

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