Evaluation of the potential effects of embryo transfer on milk production on commercial dairy herds: the development of a Markov chain model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-79

  Yates, C M ^a   Rehman, T ^a   Chamberlain, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING TECHNOLOGY; DAIRY FARMING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; MARKOV CHAIN MODEL; METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; MILK PRODUCTION; MODELLING APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY IMPACT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029749170     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-521X(94)00073-Z     Document Type: Article

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