The effect of genetic selection for Johne's disease resistance in dairy cattle: Results of a genetic-epidemiological model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1762-1773

  Van Hulzen, K J E ^a,b   Koets, A P ^a   Nielen, M ^a   Heuven, H C M ^a   Van Arendonk, J A M ^c   Klinkenberg, D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Genetic epidemiological model; Johne's disease; Selection response

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84894196941     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7032     Document Type: Article

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