Modeling nuisance variables for prediction of service sire fertility

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2823-2835

  Kuhn, M T ^a   Hutchison, J L ^a   Norman, H D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bull fertility; Conception rate; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149116895     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0946     Document Type: Article

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