Genetics of reproductive performance in seasonal calving dairy cattle production systems

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Berry, D P ^a   Kearney, J F ^b   Twomey, K ^a   Evans, R D ^b  

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

^b IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy; Fertility; Heritability; Holstein Friesian

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875836035     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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