Genetic analysis of fertility in the Italian Brown Swiss population using different models and trait definitions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6162-6172

  Tiezzi, F ^a   Maltecca, C ^b   Penasa, M ^a   Cecchinato, A ^a   Chang, Y M ^c   Bittante, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Censored; Dairy cow; Fertility; Genetic parameter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 82155171333     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4661     Document Type: Article

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