Genetic relationships between body condition score and reproduction traits in Canadian Holstein and Ayrshire first-parity cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2215-2228

  Bastin, C ^a   Loker, S ^b   Gengler, N ^a,c   Sewalem, A ^d,e   Miglior, F ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Calving ease; Fertility; Genetic correlation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; LACTATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952076291     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2720     Document Type: Article

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