Short communication: Genetic correlation between test-day electrical conductivity of milk and mastitis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 779-781

  Norberg, E ^a   Rogers, G W ^b   Odegard J ^c   Cooper, J B ^b   Madsen, P ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Electrical conductivity; Genetic correlation; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 32444440994     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72139-7     Document Type: Article

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