Variance components and genetic trend for somatic cell count in Norwegian Cattle

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Ødegård, Jørgen ^a   Klemetsdal, Gunnar ^a   Heringstad, Bjørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genetic trend; Somatic cell count; Variance components

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037307094     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00148-3     Document Type: Article

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