Lactation Curves of Valle del Belice Dairy Ewes for Yields of Milk, Fat, and Protein Estimated with Test Day Models

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3023-3029

  Cappio Borlino, A ^a   Portolano, B ^b   Todaro, M ^b   Macciotta, N P P ^a   Giaccone, P ^b   Pulina, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Agraria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Lactation curve; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 0031261825     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76269-6     Document Type: Article

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