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Genetic analysis of resilience indicators based on milk yield records in different lactations and at different lactation stages.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Feb 2021
Poppe M, Bonekamp G, van Pelt M L, Mulder H A
Abstract excerpt
Resilience is the ability of cows to cope with disturbances, such as pathogens or heat waves. To breed for improved resilience, it is important to know whether resilience genetically changes throughout life. Therefore, the aim was to perform a genetic analysis on 2 resilience indicators based on data from 3 periods of the first lactation (d 11-110, 111-210, and 211-340) and the first 3 full lactations, and to...
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