Genetic parameters for fertility of dairy heifers and cows at different parities and relationships with production traits in first lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7355-7362

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fertility and production; Genetic parameter; Heifer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

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EID: 84869490318     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5775     Document Type: Article

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