Modelling the effect of the stage of pregnancy on milk composition

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 413-419

  Coulon, J B ^a   Perochon L ^b  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Mathematical models; Milk composition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032338556     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800032811     Document Type: Article

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