Genetic evaluation of somatic cell score in dairy cattle considering first and later lactations as two different but correlated traits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 224-238

  Negussie, E ^a   Koivula, M ^a   Mantysaari E A ^a   Lidauer, M ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

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EID: 33745917694     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2006.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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