Symposium review: Novel strategies to genetically improve mastitis resistance in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 2724-2736

  Martin, P ^a   Barkema, H W ^b   Brito, L F ^a   Narayana, S G ^a,b   Miglior, F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical mastitis; genetics; mastitis; selection index

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; BREEDING; DAIRYING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC BACKGROUND; GENETICS; GENOMICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MILK;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC BACKGROUND; GENOMICS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK;

EID: 85040237062     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13554     Document Type: Article

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