Hygiene-related and feed-related hoof diseases show different patterns of genetic correlations to clinical mastitis and female fertility

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1540-1551

  Buch, L H ^a,b   Sorensen A C ^b   Lassen, J ^b   Berg, P ^b   Eriksson, J T ^c   Jakobsen, J H ^d   Sorensen M K ^a,b  

^a Knowledge Centre for Agriculture   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Female fertility; Hoof disease; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOT DISEASE; GENETICS; HOOF AND CLAW; HYGIENE; LACTATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HYGIENE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79951714475     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3137     Document Type: Article

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