Alternative somatic cell count traits to improve mastitis resistance in Canadian Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 432-439

  Koeck, A ^a   Miglior, F ^b,c   Kelton, D F ^d   Schenkel, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Mastitis; Somatic cell count pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84055189896     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4731     Document Type: Article

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