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Immune-associated traits measured in milk of Holstein-Friesian cows as proxies for blood serum measurements.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2018
Denholm Scott J, McNeilly Tom N, Banos Georgios, Coffey Mike P, Russell George C, Bagnall Ainsley, Mitchell Mairi C, Wall Eileen
Abstract excerpt
Previous work has highlighted that immune-associated (IA) traits measurable in blood are associated with health, productivity, and reproduction in dairy cows. The aim of the present study was to determine relationships between IA traits measured in blood serum and those simultaneously measured in milk as well as their association with disease phenotypes. All animals were Holstein-Friesian cows from the Langhill...
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