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Genetic association between susceptibility to clinical mastitis and protein yield in norwegian dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 2005
Heringstad B, Chang Y M, Gianola D, Klemetsdal G
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to examine associations between susceptibility to clinical mastitis and protein yield in first-lactation Norwegian Dairy Cattle (NRF) cows. Records from 372,227 first-lactation daughters of 2411 NRF sires were analyzed bivariately, using a threshold-liability model for clinical mastitis and a linear Gaussian model for 305-d protein yield. The mean (SD) of the posterior distribution...
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