Effect of somatic cell count level on functional longevity in Valle del Belice dairy sheep assessed using survival analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 6160-6166

  Riggio, V ^a,b   Maizon, D O ^a,c   Portolano, B ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^b   van Arendonk, J A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Longevity; Somatic cell count; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70749105692     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1316     Document Type: Article

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