Genetic and phenotypic relationships among milk yield and somatic cell count before and after clinical mastitis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 827-833

  Koivula, M ^a   Mantysaari E A ^a   Negussie, E ^a   Serenius, T ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Mastitis; Milk yield; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 15044344607     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72747-8     Document Type: Article

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