Effects of Age on Milk Yield: Time Trends and Method of Adjustment

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1057-1064

  Khan, M S ^a,b   Shook, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Agriculture University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Age adjustment; Genetic evaluation; Genetic trend

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

AGING; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; SEASONS;

EID: 0030158313     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76459-7     Document Type: Article

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