Genetic Improvement of Dairy Cow Reproductive Performance

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 89-95

  Berglund, B ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SECRETION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC MARKERS; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 58149181643     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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