Short communication: Use of young bulls in the United States

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3213-3220

  Hutchison, J L ^a   Cole, J B ^a   Bickhart, D M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding; Genomics; Young bull

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH; BOVINE; BREEDING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MILK; PEDIGREE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMMUNICATION; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MILK; PARTURITION; PEDIGREE; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899113044     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7525     Document Type: Article

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