Effects of pedigree and exotic genetic inheritance on semen production traits of dairy bulls

Objective: To study the effects of different levels of exotic inheritance on ejaculate quality in bulls and its passage through different generations. Methods: Data on semen production traits and ejaculate quality were obtained for 38 crossbred bulls and grandsire-sire-progeny relationship in relati...

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Main Authors: Vijetha Bajjalli Thippeswamy, Siddartha Shankar Layek, Arumugam Kumaresan, Tushar Kumar Mohanty, Ashok Kumar Gupta, Atish Kumar Chakravarty, Ayyasamy Manimaran, Shiv Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2305050013601785