Short communication: Genetic association of body condition score with disease resistance in first lactation Canadian Holsteins

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-289

  Koeck, Astrid ^a   Miglior, Filippo ^b,c   Kelton, David F ^d   Schenkel, Flavio 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

Body condition score; Disease; Genetic correlation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875472829     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS2012-047     Document Type: Article

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