Genetic parameters for abnormal sucking traits in Austrian Fleckvieh heifers

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-118

  Fuerst Waltl, B ^a   Rinnhofer, B ^a   Fuerst, C ^b   Winckler, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b ZucbtData EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abnormal sucking; Animal model; Behaviour; Cattle; Genetic parameters; Threshold sire model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUCKING;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77951967462     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2009.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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