Genetic Correlations among Somatic Cell Scores, productive Life, and Type Traits from the United States and Udder Health Measures from Denmark and Sweden

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1445-1453

  Rogers, G W ^a,d   Banos, G ^b   Sander Nielsen, U ^c   Philipsson, J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Dansk Landbrugsradgivning   (Denmark)

^d Interbull Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Longevity; Mastitis; Somatic cell score; Type traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN; UDDER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DENMARK; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032063156     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75708-X     Document Type: Article

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