Short communication: Genetic variation in estrus activity traits

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4683-4688

  Lovendahl P ^a   Chagunda, M G G ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity meter; Estrus; Fertility; Heritability

Indexed keywords

VIR;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 70349292681     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1736     Document Type: Article

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