Effect of Somatic Cell Score on Protein Yield in Holsteins

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 580-585

  Khan, M S ^a   Shook, G E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Holsteins; Protein Yield; Somatic Cell Score

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032360401     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1998.580     Document Type: Article

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