Associations between defensin polymorphism and somatic cell count in milk and milk utility traits in Jersey dairy cows

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 495-500

  Wojdak Maksymiec, K ^a   Kmiec M ^a   Zukiewicz, A ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DEFENSINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750988476     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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