Genetic correlations between claw health and feet and leg conformation in Norwegian Red cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4522-4529

  Odegard C ^a,b   Svendsen, M ^b   Heringstad, B ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

Claw disorder; Dairy cow; Feet and leg conformation; Genetic correlation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; GENETICS; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NORWAY;

EID: 84902659077     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7837     Document Type: Article

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