A model for the genetic evaluation of number of clinical mastitis cases per lactation in Czech Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1193-1204

  Wolf, J ^a   Wolfova M ^a   Stipkova M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Dairy cow; Genetic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE MASTITIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949291603     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2443     Document Type: Article

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