Genetic relationships between persistency and reproductive performance in first-lactation Canadian Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3029-3037

  Muir, B L ^a   Fatehi, J ^b   Schaeffer, L R ^b  

^a CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic parameter; Persistency; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 4544225020     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73435-9     Document Type: Article

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