Article
Bivariate threshold models for genetic evaluation of susceptibility to and ability to recover from mastitis in Danish Holstein cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2017
Welderufael B G, Janss L L G, de Koning D J, Sørensen L P, Løvendahl P, Fikse W F
Abstract excerpt
Mastitis in dairy cows is an unavoidable problem and genetic variation in recovery from mastitis, in addition to susceptibility, is therefore of interest. Genetic parameters for susceptibility to and recovery from mastitis were estimated for Danish Holstein-Friesian cows using data from automatic milking systems equipped with online somatic cell count measuring units. The somatic cell count measurements were...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cell Count
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Health Status
- Lactation
- Mastitis, Bovine
- Milk
- Parity
- Pregnancy
