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Milk leucocyte populations in heifers free of udder infection.
Journal of veterinary medicine. B, Infectious diseases and veterinary public health - 1 Mar 2000
Leitner G, Chaffer M, Krifucks O, Glickman A, Ezra E, Saran A
Abstract excerpt
Improvement of udder health through a process of genetic selection is related to heritability and the role of the specific trait in the probability of an individual cow developing an infection. It was suggested that different patterns of leucocyte population of the healthy gland are a significant factor in mastitis. Thus, in order to analyse the heritability of a trait and its correlation with udder health, the...
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