Genetic associations between clinical mastitis and somatic cell score in early first-lactation cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2236-2244

  Heringstad, B ^a,b   Gianola, D ^a,c   Chang, Y M ^c   Odegard J ^a   Klemetsdal, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Dairy cattle; Genetic correlation; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 33747601620     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72295-0     Document Type: Article

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