Genetic analysis of clinical mastitis during different risk periods in Finnish Ayrshire

Clinical mastitis (CM) records from first-lactation Finnish Ayrshire were analysed by linear and threshold models to assess the effects trait definition on estimates of genetic parameters and sire evaluation. The studied CM traits were defined by dividing lactation into six lactation stages (risk pe...

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Main Authors: E. NEGUSSIE, I. STRANDÉN, E. MÄNTYSAARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2008-12-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5867

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