Male reproductive traits and their relationship to reproductive traits in their female progeny: A systematic review

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 534-553

  Burns, B M ^a   Gazzola, C ^a   Holroyd, R G ^a   Crisp, J ^a   Mcgowan, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 79955673045     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01748.x     Document Type: Review

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