Genetic parameters for claw and leg health, foot and leg conformation, and locomotion in Danish Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1770-1777

  Laursen, M V ^a   Boelling, D ^b   Mark, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Agricultural Advisory Services   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Claw health; Genetic correlation; Leg health; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DENMARK; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; GENETIC VARIATION; HEREDITY; HOOF AND CLAW; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 65249124580     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1388     Document Type: Article

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