Genetic parameters for female fertility, locomotion, body condition score, and linear type traits in Czech Holstein cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5176-5182

  Zink, V ^a   Stipkova M ^a   Lassen, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Fertility; Linear type trait; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LOCOMOTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 80053231177     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3644     Document Type: Article

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