Short communication: Genetic parameters for mastitis and its predictors in Canadian Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7363-7366

  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; Predictor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MILK; RISK FACTOR; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; RISK FACTORS;

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EID: 84869507990     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5648     Document Type: Article

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