Genetic analysis of somatic cell score in Norwegian cattle using random regression test-day models

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4103-4114

  Odegard J ^a   Jensen, J ^b   Klemetsdal, G ^a   Madsen, P ^b   Heringstad, B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Model comparison; Random regression model; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; MILK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 4043131833     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)74024-7     Document Type: Article

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