Prediction of Transmitting Abilities for Productive Life and Lifetime Profitability from Production, Somatic Cell Count, and Type Traits in Milk Markets for Fluid Milk and Cheese

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1398-1405

  Weigel, D J ^a,b   Cassell, B G ^a   Pearson, R E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifetime merit; Net income; Productive life; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEESE; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MILK; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEESE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK;

EID: 0031184207     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76069-7     Document Type: Article

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