Antibiotic treatments and somatic cell count as phenotype to map QTL for mastitis susceptibility in Holstein cattle breed

Mastitis is one of the most significant diseases affecting dairy cattle profitability. A genome wide association study (GWAS) was performed using the selective genotyping approach to identify Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) associated with mastitis susceptibility. According to the received antibiotic...

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Main Authors: Maria Giuseppina Strillacci, Chiara Punturiero, Raffaella Milanesi, Francesca Bernini, Tiziano Mason, Alessandro Bagnato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2175498