Short communication: Genetic evaluation of stillbirth in US Brown Swiss and Jersey cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2474-2480

  Yao, C ^a   Weigel, K A ^a   Cole, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown Swiss; Genetic evaluation; Jersey; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVINE; BREEDING; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION (PROCESS); STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896403373     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7320     Document Type: Article

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