Ex situ conservation of Holstein-Friesian cattle: Comparing the Dutch, French, and US germplasm collections

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4100-4108

  Danchin Burge, C ^a,b   Hiemstra, S J ^c   Blackburn, H ^d  

^a UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene bank; Genetic diversity; Holstein Friesian

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INBREEDING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEDIGREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEDIGREE; SPERM BANKS; UNITED STATES;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 79960619837     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3957     Document Type: Article

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