Estimation of genetic parameters and correlations among some body measurements of holstein calves and effects of these measurements on calving difficulty

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1589-1594

  Unalan, Adrian ^a  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body measurements; Calf; Calving difficulty; Genetic parameters and correlations; Holstein

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350787391     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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