Selection responses for disease resistance in two selection experiments with norwegian red cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2419-2426

  Heringstad, B ^a,b   Klemetsdal, G ^a   Steine, T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Correlated selection response; Dairy cattle; Disease resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 35748965277     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-805     Document Type: Article

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