Article
Phenotypic and genetic characterization of novel somatic cell count traits from weekly or monthly observations.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Dec 2010
Urioste J I, Franzén J, Strandberg E
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were (1) to explore traits that better capture weekly or monthly changes in somatic cell counts (SCC) than does the commonly used lactation-average SCC, (2) to estimate their heritabilities and relationships to clinical mastitis (CM), and (3) to determine if these traits are feasible for use in monthly testing schemes. Clinical mastitis and weekly test-day (TD) records of SCC and milk...
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