Genetic analysis of days from calving to first insemination and days open in Danish Holsteins using different models and censoring scenarios

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1229-1239

  Hou, Y ^a   Madsen, P ^a   Labouriau, R ^a   Zhang, Y ^b   Lund, M S ^a   Su, G ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Female fertility; Genetic evaluation; Genetic parameter; Model comparison

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; INSEMINATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61449115838     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1556     Document Type: Article

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