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Genetic parameters of weeping teats in Italian Saanen and Alpine dairy goats and their relationship with milk production and somatic cell score.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Oct 2020
Biffani Stefano, Tiezzi Francesco, Fresi Pancrazio, Stella Alessandra, Minozzi Giulietta
Abstract excerpt
This paper reports a quantitative genetics analysis of weeping teats (WT), an abnormality of the mammary gland in goats. Weeping teats are characterized by milk oozing out of the teat or by the presence of multiple cysts near its base. This abnormality has been routinely recorded in Italian Alpine and Saanen goats since 2000 using a score of 0 or 1 (0 = defect not present, 1 = defect present). No information is...
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