Genetic evaluation of fertility traits of dairy cattle using a multiple-trait animal model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4333-4343

  Liu, Z ^a   Jaitner, J ^a   Reinhardt, F ^a   Pasman, E ^a   Rensing, S ^a   Reents, R ^a  

^a Vereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung wV VIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Fertility; Genetic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 55949090306     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1029     Document Type: Article

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