Test-day somatic cell score, fat-to-protein ratio and milk yield as indicator traits for sub-clinical mastitis in dairy cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-19

  Jamrozik, J ^a   Schaeffer, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indicator trait; Mastitis; Mixture model; Test day data

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MILK; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

BOS;

EID: 84855704864     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2011.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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