Using somatic cell score evaluations for management decisions.

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Genetic evaluations for mean somatic cell scores for lactation enable producers to reduce increases in SCC that accompany genetic improvement for milk yield. Current progeny test designs will produce lower reliabilities for somatic cell score evaluations than for milk yield because of lower heritability. Genetic correlations of somatic cell scores between first and second lactation are lower than for milk yield....

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