Assessment of the impact of somatic cell count on functional longevity in Holstein and Jersey cattle using survival analysis methodology

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 804-811

  Caraviello, D Z ^a   Weigel, K A ^a   Shook, G E ^a   Ruegg, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Longevity; Mastitis; Somatic cell count; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SURVIVAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 15044348265     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72745-4     Document Type: Article

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