Random regression models for genetic evaluation of clinical mastitis in dairy cattle

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1100-1108

  Carln, E ^a   Grandinson, K ^a   Emanuelson, U ^a   Strandberg, E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Dairy cattle; Genetic evaluation; Random regression model

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 68349135571     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004601     Document Type: Article

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