Response to somatic cell count-based selection for mastitis resistance in a divergent selection experiment in sheep

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1203-1219

  Rupp, R ^a   Bergonier, D ^b,c   Dion, S ^a   Hygonenq, M C ^b,c   Aurel, M R ^d   Robert Granie C ^a   Foucras, G ^b,c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b IHAP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d INRA UE321   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Divergent selection; Mastitis; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AURICULARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CHROMOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LENTUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS; MILK; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 61449223603     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1435     Document Type: Article

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