Alternative somatic cell count traits as mastitis indicators for genetic selection

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2501-2511

  De Haas, Y ^a   Ouweltjes, W ^b   Ten Napel, J ^b   Windig, J J ^b   De Jong, G ^a  

^a NRS   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Genetic selection; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 44949254861     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0459     Document Type: Article

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