Relationships between mastitis and functional longevity in Danish Black and White dairy cattle estimated using survival analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1064-1071

  Neerhof, H J ^a   Madsen, P ^b   Ducrocq, V P ^c   Vollema, A R ^a,d   Jensen, J ^b   Korsgaard, I R ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d Royal Dutch Cattle Syndicate   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Longevity; Mastitis; Survival analysis of dairy cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034185179     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)74970-8     Document Type: Article

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