Optimal system of contract matings for use in a commercial dairy population

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-56

  Mc Parland, S ^a   Kearney, J F ^b   Lopez Villalobos N ^c   Berry, D P ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coancestry; Contract matings; Holstein friesians; Inbreeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 73249115567     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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