Rearing of dairy cattle 8. Relationships of dietary energy intake, changes in live weight, body condition and fertility

Animal Production

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 63-70

  Baishya, N ^a   Morant, S V ^a   Pope, G S ^a   Leaver, J D ^a  

^a The National Institute for Research in Dairying   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007073023     PISSN: 00033561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003356100000489     Document Type: Article

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