Dystocia, stillbirth, gestation length, and birth weight in Holstein, Jersey, and reciprocal crosses from a planned experiment

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 6167-6175

  Olson, K M ^a   Cassell, B G ^a   McAllister, A J ^b   Washburn, S P ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Dystocia; Stillborn

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70749155991     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2260     Document Type: Article

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