Abstract
The aim of the present study was to characterize alternative somatic cell count (SCC) traits that could be exploited in genetic selection for mastitis resistance. Data were from 66,407 first-parity Holsteins in 404 herds. Novel SCC traits included average somatic cell score (SCS, log-transformation of SCC) in early lactation (SCS_150), standard deviation of SCS of the entire lactation (SCS_SD), the presence of at least one test-day (TD) SCC >400,000 cells/mL in the lactation, and the ratio of number of TD SCC >400,000 cells/mL to total number of TD in the lactation. Novel traits and lactation-mean SCS (SCS_LM) were analyzed using linear mixed or logistic regression models, including month of calving, year of calving, number of TD, and milk yield as fixed effects, and herd and residual as random terms. A multitrait linear animal model was applied to a random subset of 152 herds (n = 22,695 cows) to assess heritability of and genetic correlations between SCC traits. Alternative SCC traits were affected by the environmental factors included in the model; in particular, results suggested a seasonal effect and a tendency toward an improvement of the udder health status in the last years. Association was also found between novel SCC ...Continue Reading
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