Variations with Breed, Age, Season, Yield, Stage of Lactation and Herd in the Concentration of Urea in Bulk Milk and Individual Cow’s Milk

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 245-254

  Carlsson, J ^a   Bergstrom J ^a   Pehrson, B ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

balance; dairy production; feeding; nutritional; profile; protein

Indexed keywords

UREA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

EID: 0029186752     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03547693     Document Type: Article

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