Short communication: Genetic relationships between functional longevity and direct health traits in Austrian Fleckvieh cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 7380-7383

  Pfeiffer, C ^a   Fuerst, C ^b   Ducrocq, V ^c   Fuerst Waltl, B ^a  

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

^b ZucbtData EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH   (Austria)

^c UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Approximate multiple trait; Cattle; Functional longevity; Genetic parameter; Health trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUSTRIA; BOVINE; BREEDING; CATTLE DISEASES; GENETICS; JURISPRUDENCE; LONGEVITY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; LONGEVITY; WILLS;

EID: 84942551433     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9632     Document Type: Article

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