Article
Alternative somatic cell count traits exploitable in genetic selection for mastitis resistance in Italian Holsteins.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2018
Bobbo T, Penasa M, Finocchiaro R, Visentin G, Cassandro M
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to characterize alternative somatic cell count (SCC) traits that could be exploited in genetic selection for mastitis resistance. Data were from 66,407 first-parity Holsteins in 404 herds. Novel SCC traits included average somatic cell score (SCS, log-transformation of SCC) in early lactation (SCS_150), standard deviation of SCS of the entire lactation (SCS_SD), the presence of at...
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