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Genetic parameters for somatic cell score according to udder infection status in Valle del Belice dairy sheep and impact of imperfect diagnosis of infection

BACKGROUND: Somatic cell score (SCS) has been promoted as a selection criterion to improve mastitis resistance. However, SCS from healthy and infected animals may be considered as separate traits. Moreover, imperfect sensitivity and specificity could influence animals' classification and impact...

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Autores principales: Riggio, Valentina, Portolano, Baldassare, Bovenhuis, Henk, Bishop, Stephen C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2915952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20659318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-42-30