Genetic analyses of mastitis data using animal threshold models and genetic correlation with production traits

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2260-2268

  Hinrichs, D ^a   Stamer, E ^a   Junge, W ^a   Kalm, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal threshold model; Lactation model; Mastitis; Test day model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26444452621     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72902-7     Document Type: Article

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