Phenotypic and genetic relationships of common health disorders with milk and fat yield persistencies from producer-recorded health data and test-day yields

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1785-1795

  Appuhamy, J A D R N ^a   Cassell, B G ^a   Cole, J B ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Genetic correlation; Persistency; Phenotypic correlation

Indexed keywords

BOS;

FAT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LACTATION; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FATS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; RECORDS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 65249155907     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1591     Document Type: Article

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