Production and Reproductive Responses to Use of DairyMAN: A Management Information System for New Zealand Dairy Herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2362-2368

  Hayes, D P ^a,b   Pfeiffer, D U ^a,b   Morris, R S ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

DairyMAN; Information systems; Milk production; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LACTATION; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 0032160512     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)70127-4     Document Type: Article

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