Genetic relationship of body energy and blood metabolites with reproduction in Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4323-4332

  Oikonomou, G ^a   Arsenos, G ^a   Valergakis, G E ^a   Tsiaras, A ^b   Zygoyiannis, D ^a   Banos, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Vlvartia AVEE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Genetic correlation; Metabolite; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 55849132225     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1018     Document Type: Article

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