Genetics of tuberculosis in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3447-3456

  Bermingham, M L ^a   More, S J ^b   Good, M ^c   Cromie, A R ^d   Higgins, I M ^b   Brotherstone, S ^e   Berry, D P ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Fisheries and Food ^*  (Ireland)

^d IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Heritability; Mycobacterium bovis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 68149092280     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1848     Document Type: Article

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