Pathogen-specific effects of quantitative trait loci affecting clinical mastitis and somatic cell count in Danish holstein cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2493-2500

  Sorensen L P ^a   Guldbrandtsen, B ^b   Thomasen, J R ^c   Lund, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Viking Genetics International Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mastitis; Pathogen specificity; Quantitative trait loci; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 44949087484     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0583     Document Type: Article

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