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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science Volume 55, 2005 - Issue 1
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Genotype by environment interaction for length of productive life in Swedish Red and White dairy cattle

Karl-Johan Petersson
,
Rebecka Kolmodin
&
Erling Strandberg
Pages 9-15 | Accepted 05 Feb 2005, Published online: 01 Sep 2006

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