Daily and between-milking variations and repeatabilities in milk yield, somatic cell count, fat, and protein of dairy ewes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-139

  De La Fuente, L F ^a   San Primitivo, F ^a   Fuertes, J A ^a   Gonzalo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Daily variations; Ewe; Milk composition; Milk yield; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0001528591     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00927-3     Document Type: Article

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