Genetic Correlations between Susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection and Performance in Irish Holstein Friesian Dairy Cows

M. Bermingham¹, S. More², M. Good³, A. Cromie⁴, I. Higgins², D. Berry^5
1University of Edinburgh, Genetics and Genomics, Roslin, United Kingdom
²University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
³Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Dublin, Ireland
⁴Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, Bandon, Ireland
⁵Moorepark Dairy Production Research Center, Fermoy, Ireland