Heritability and genetic correlations of total and differential somatic cell count with milk yield and composition traits in Italian Simmental cows

ABSTRACT: Costs of production have deeply increased each year in the last decades, breeders are continuously looking for more cost effective and more efficient ways to produce milk. Despite the major signs of progress in productivity, it is fundamental to optimize rather than maximize the performanc...

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Main Authors: Michela Ablondi, Andrea Summer, Giorgia Stocco, Lorenzo Degano, Daniele Vicario, Bruno Stefanon, Alberto Sabbioni, Claudio Cipolat-Gotet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223005738