Factors affecting milk production and prolificacy of Alpine goats in Lombardy (Italy)

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-88

  Crepaldi, P ^a   Corti, M ^a   Cicogna, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine goat; Lactation length; Milk production; Prolificacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033032803     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00156-4     Document Type: Article

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