Use of Lactation Curves for Analysis of Milk Production Data

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1885-1894

  Scott, T A ^a,c   Yandell, B ^b   Zepeda, L ^c   Shaver, R D ^c   Smith, T R ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Lactation curves; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; LIPID METABOLISM; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030256773     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76557-8     Document Type: Article

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