Genetic parameters for production, health, fertility and longevity traits in dairy cows

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-46

  Pritchard, T ^a   Coffey, M ^a   Mrode, R ^a   Wall, E ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dairy cattle; functional traits; lameness; mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LONGEVITY; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84870873719     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112001401     Document Type: Article

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