Additive genetic, non-additive genetic and permanent environmental effects for female reproductive performance in seasonal calving dairy females
Excellent reproductive performance (i.e. 365-day calving interval) is paramount to herd profit in seasonal-calving dairy systems. Reproductive targets are currently not being achieved in Irish dairy herds. Furthermore, most research on the genetics of reproductive performance in dairy cattle has foc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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| Series: | Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijafr.2016.55.issue-1/ijafr-2016-0002/ijafr-2016-0002.xml?format=INT |