Correlated selection responses for female fertility after selection for high protein yield or low mastitis frequency in Norwegian Red cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5970-5976

  Heringstad, B ^a,b   Larsgard, A G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

Correlated selection response; Dairy cow; Female fertility; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; NORWAY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK PROTEINS; NORWAY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 78649252071     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3399     Document Type: Article

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