A comparative study of reproductive performance in organic and conventional dairy husbandry

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2605-2610

  Reksen, O ^a   Tverdal, A ^a   Ropstad, E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cow; Dairy; Organic; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRYING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0033253229     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75515-3     Document Type: Article

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