Mastitis prevention by selection of sires

Authors

  • G. Grootenhuis Central Veterinary Institute, P. O. Box 6007, 3002 A A Rotterdam, The Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1981no16p37-39

Keywords:

bovine mastitis, breeding, cattle diseases, controls, Cows, Genetics, Mastitis, selection, disease resistence

Abstract

The investigation results mentioned led to the hypothesis: "Higher milk cell counts in the 1st lactation daughter groups indicate a higher susceptibility to mastitis and subsequently a higher mastitis prevalence with increasing age". The validity of this hypothesis has been investigated in the presented study by a simple scheme.

Older sires were selected for this purpose in order to establish the (different) predicting cell counts in their 1st lactation daughters - and - to examine quarter samples from respective older age groups for the prevalence of mastitis.

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Published

1981-11-01

How to Cite

Grootenhuis, G. (1981). Mastitis prevention by selection of sires. The Bovine Practitioner, 1981(16), 37–39. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1981no16p37-39

Issue

No. 16 (1981 November)

Section

Articles