Estimation of ancestral inbreeding effects on stillbirth, calving ease and birthweight in German Holstein dairy cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 59-67

  Hinrichs, D ^a   Bennewitz, J ^b   Wellmann, R ^b   Thaller, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancestral inbreeding; Calving traits; New inbreeding; Purging

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOVINE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INBREEDING; MALE; PROCEDURES; STILLBIRTH; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84921549867     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12114     Document Type: Article

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