Selection with inbreeding control in simulated young bull schemes for local dairy cattle breeds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1790-1798

  Gandini, G ^a   Stella, A ^b   Del Corvo, M ^b   Jansen, G B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Dekoppel Consulting   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inbreeding control; Local dairy cattle; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; DAIRYING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; INBREEDING; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84894104465     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7184     Document Type: Article

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