Heritability estimates for antibody response to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in German Holstein cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3237-3244

  Hinger, M ^a   Brandt, H ^a   Erhardt, G ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Heritability estimation; Paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 49749101684     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1021     Document Type: Article

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