Association between somatic cell count during the first lactation and the cumulative milk yield of cows in Irish dairy herds
Reduced potential milk yield is an important component of mastitis costs in dairy cows. The first aim of this study was to assess associations between somatic cell count (SCC) during the first lactation, and cumulative milk yield over the first lactation and subsequent lifetime of cows in Irish dair...
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American Dairy Science Association
2014
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3045/ |