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Genetic control of reproduction in dairy cows.
Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 Jan 2013
Butler Stephen T
Abstract excerpt
The advent of AI has markedly improved the production potential of dairy cows in all systems of production and transformed the dairy industry in many countries. Unfortunately, for many years breeding objectives focused solely on milk production. This resulted in a major decline in genetic merit for fertility traits. In recent years, the underlying physiological mechanisms responsible for this decline have started...
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