Genetic correlations between pathogen-specific mastitis and somatic cell count in Danish Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3457-3471

  Sorensen L P ^a,b   Mark, T ^b   Madsen, P ^b   Lund, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetic parameter; Mastitis; Pathogen specific; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 68249086086     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1870     Document Type: Article

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