Analysis of longevity in the Slovak Pinzgau population - Extension to the animal model

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 289-295

  Meszaros G ^a   Kadlecik O ^b   Kasarda, R ^b   Solkner J ^a  

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

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Breeding value; Genetic variability; Heritability; Pinzgau cattle; Reliability; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880686785     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/6858-cjas     Document Type: Article

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