Genetic relationships of clinical mastitis, cystic ovaries, and lameness with milk yield and somatic cell score in first-lactation Canadian Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5806-5813

  Koeck, A ^a   Loker, S ^a,b   Miglior, F ^a,c   Kelton, D F ^d   Jamrozik, J ^c   Schenkel, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

^c CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease; Genetic correlation; Milk yield; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; OVARY CYST; PHENOTYPE; SECRETION (PROCESS); STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LINEAR MODELS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; OVARIAN CYSTS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84923317394     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7785     Document Type: Article

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