Random regression test-day model for clinical mastitis: Genetic parameters, model comparison, and correlations with indicator traits

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3953-3963

  Gernand, E ^a   Konig S ^b  

^a Thuringian State Institute of Agriculture   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Indicator trait; Random regression model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; SECRETION (PROCESS); STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84901008288     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7830     Document Type: Article

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