Genetic parameters for milk somatic cell score and relationships with production traits in primiparous dairy sheep

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1998-2003

  Riggio, V ^a   Finocchiaro, R ^a   Van Kaam, J B C H M ^b   Portulano, B ^a   Bovenhuist, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Genetic parameter; Milk production; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 35748948657     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-309     Document Type: Article

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