Impact of genetic merit for milk somatic cell score of sires and maternal grandsires on herd life of their daughters

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2224-2228

  Miller, R H ^a   Norman, H D ^a   Wright, J R ^a   Cole, J B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culling; Mastitis; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67651148092     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1653     Document Type: Article

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