Comparison of variance components for test-day electrical conductivity of milk and test-day somatic cell score for first lactation cows in an experimental herd

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 181-186

  Norberg, Elise ^a   Ødegård, Joørgen ^b   Madsen, Per ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Genetic evaluation; Mastitis; Somatic cell scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 15744381071     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700410010035     Document Type: Article

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