Relationship between estimated breeding value for somatic cell count and prevalence of intramammary infection in dairy goats

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 300-304

  McDougall, S ^a   Lopez Villalobos, N ^b   Prosser, C G ^c  

^a Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Dairy Goat Cooperative   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

genetics; Goat; intramammary infection; SCC

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; MASTITIS; MILK; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BREEDING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MASTITIS; MILK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856182816     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.609475     Document Type: Article

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