The Interplay of Feeding and Genetics on Heifer Rearing and First Lactation Milk Yield: A Review

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 846-851

  Lee, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy; Feeding; Genetics; Growth; Lactation

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MILK; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0031093996     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.753846x     Document Type: Article

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