Technical and Economic Models to Support Heifer Management Decisions: Basic Concepts

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1406-1415

  Mourits, M C M ^a   Dijkhuizen, A A ^a   Huirne, R B M ^a   Galligan, D T ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle management; Growth; Heifer rearing; Management models

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 0031181932     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76070-3     Document Type: Article

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