Hot topic: Effect of breeding strategies using genomic information on fitness and health

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4600-4609

  Egger Danner, C ^a   Willam, A ^b   Fuerst, C ^a   Schwarzenbacher, H ^a   Fuerst Waltl, B ^b  

^a ZucbtData EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH   (Austria)

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

Author keywords

Breeding program; Fitness trait; Genomic selection; Health trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84864051882     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5323     Document Type: Article

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