Sustainable long-term conservation of rare cattle breeds using rotational AI sires

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-432

  Colleau, Jean Jacques ^a   Avon, Laurent ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Coancestry; Conservation; Inbreeding; Rotation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ALUMINUM; CATTLE; INBREEDING; POPULATION SIZE; RARITY; ROTATION; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; INBREEDING; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SPERM PRESERVATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; INBREEDING; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEMEN PRESERVATION; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 46749107551     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2008011     Document Type: Article

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