Genetic Analysis of Somatic Cell Score and Female Fertility of Israeli Holsteins with an Individual Animal Model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 586-593

  Weller, J I ^a   Ezra, E ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Israel Cattle Breeders' Association   (Israel)

Author keywords

Female fertility; Genetic analysis; Individual animal model; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031086228     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)75974-5     Document Type: Article

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