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Genetic evaluation of mastitis liability and recovery through longitudinal analysis of transition probabilities.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 4 Apr 2012
Franzén Jessica, Thorburn Daniel, Urioste Jorge I, Strandberg Erling
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BACKGROUND: Many methods for the genetic analysis of mastitis use a cross-sectional approach, which omits information on, e.g., repeated mastitis cases during lactation, somatic cell count fluctuations, and recovery process. Acknowledging the dynamic behavior of mastitis during lactation and taking into account that there is more than one binary response variable to consider, can enhance the genetic evaluation of...
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