Impact of conformation traits on functional longevity of Holstein cattle of Iran assessed by a Weibull proportional hazards model

Livestock Science

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-211

  Dadpasand, M ^a   Miraei Ashtiani, S R ^a   Moradi Shahrebabak, M ^a   Vaez Torshizi, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Conformation traits; Holstein; Productive life; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

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EID: 54349096625     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.01.024     Document Type: Article

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