Genotype by environment interaction for first-lactation female fertility traits in uK dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3437-3446

  Strandberg, E ^a   Brotherstone, S ^b   Wall, E ^c   Coffey, M P ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Female fertility; Genotype by environment interaction

Indexed keywords

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EID: 68149136230     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1844     Document Type: Article

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