Article
Phenotypic trends in incidence of stillbirth for Holsteins in the United States.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Feb 2001
Meyer C L, Berger P J, Koehler K J, Thompson J R, Sattler C G
Abstract excerpt
The objectives for this study were to determine 1) if there was a trend in stillbirths for the U.S. Holstein population, 2) if stillbirths are the same trait in primiparous and multiparous cows, and 3) what was the role of dystocia in stillbirths. A sample of 666,341 births from the MidStates Dairy Records Processing Center and the National Association of Animal Breeders was used to examine the influence of sire,...
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