Genetic analyses of pathogen-specific mastitis

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-137

  Holmberg, M ^a   Fikse, W F ^a   Andersson Eklund, L ^a   Artursson, K ^b   Lunden A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genetic variation; Mastitis pathogen; Mastitis resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BOS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE;

EID: 84858076179     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2011.00945.x     Document Type: Article

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