Relationship between reproduction traits and functional longevity in Canadian dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1660-1668

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

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calving performance; Female fertility; Functional longevity; Reproduction trait

Indexed keywords

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EID: 42449156762     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0178     Document Type: Article

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