Short communication: Effects of the progesterone receptor variants on fertility traits in cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 4082-4085

  Driver, A M ^a   Huang, W ^a   Gajic, S ^a   Monson, R L ^a   Rosa, G J M ^a   Khatib, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fertility; Polymorphism; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

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EID: 68949208452     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2013     Document Type: Article

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