Short communication: Genetic analysis of respiratory disease in Norwegian Red calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 367-370

  Heringstad, B ^a,b   Change, Y M ^c   Gianola, D ^a,d   Osteras O ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e TINE SA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Calf; Heritability; Respiratory disease; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORWAY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 38949124481     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0365     Document Type: Article

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