Genetic merit for fertility traits in Holstein cows: I. Production characteristics and reproductive efficiency in a pasture-based system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1310-1322

  Cummins, S B ^a,b   Lonergan, P ^b   Evans, A C O ^b   Berry, D P ^a   Evans, R D ^c   Butler, S T ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fertility trait; Genetic selection; Insulin like growth factor I; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84857249122     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4742     Document Type: Article

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