Article
Genetic basis and risk factors for infectious and noninfectious diseases in US Holsteins. I. Estimation of genetic parameters for single diseases and general health.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Mar 2005
Abdel-Azim G A, Freeman A E, Kehrli M E, Kelm S C, Burton J L, Kuck A L, Schnell S
Abstract excerpt
Health data collected from 1996 to 1999 from 177 herds in Minnesota and Wisconsin were analyzed to establish genetic basis for infectious and noninfectious diseases. Three types of health traits were targeted. First, available infectious conditions were used to identify animals that are superior in their general immunity (including innate immunity) for infectious diseases. Generalized immunity may be thought of...
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