Relationship of Yield during Early Lactation and Days Open during Current Lactation with 305-Day Yield

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 771-776

  Lee, J K ^a,c   VanRaden, P M ^a   Norman, H D ^a   Wiggans, G R ^a   Meinert, T R ^b,d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Natl Dairy Herd Improvement Assoc   (United States)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Days open; Gestation; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031111781     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)75997-6     Document Type: Article

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