Recording of direct health traits in Austria-Experience report with emphasis on aspects of availability for breeding purposes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2765-2777

  Egger Danner, C ^a   Fuerst Waltl, B ^b   Obritzhauser, W ^c   Fuerst, C ^a   Schwarzenbacher, H ^a   Grassauer, B ^c   Mayerhofer, M ^a   Koeck, A ^b,d  

^a ZucbtData EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Chamber of Veterinarians   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic selection; Health disorders; Registration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL;

BOS;

EID: 84860254405     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4876     Document Type: Article

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