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The literature concerning selection for mastitis resistance in dairy cattle
is reviewed and the reasons for including mastitis resistance in dairy cat
tle breeding programs are described. The current situation in Denmark, Finl
and, Norway and Sweden is described with emphasis on the data recording sch
emes and the choice of models used for breeding value estimation. The use o
f clinical mastitis data and somatic cell counts in selection for mastitis
resistance as well as implications and prospects for the future are discuss
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