A comparison between Holstein-Friesian and Jersey dairy cows and their F1 cross with regard to milk yield, somatic cell score, mastitis, and milking characteristics under grazing conditions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2741-2750

  Prendiville, R ^a,b   Pierce, K M ^b   Buckley, F ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Jersey; Milking characteristic; Udder health

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 77953016343     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2791     Document Type: Article

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