Genetic selection for health traits using producer-recorded data. II. Genetic correlations, disease probabilities, and relationships with existing traits

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4295-4302

  Zwald, N R ^a   Weigel, K A ^a   Chang, Y M ^a   Welper, R D ^b   Clay, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Alta Genetics Inc   (United States)

^c Dairy Records Management Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease incidence; Genetic correlations; Health traits; Metabolic disorders

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10044221699     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73574-2     Document Type: Article

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