A method to analyze production responses in dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1530-1542

  Ferguson, J D ^a   Beede, D K ^b   Shaver, R D ^c   Polan, C E ^d   Huber, J T ^e   Chandler, P T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Milk production; Milk production change; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0034218362     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75025-9     Document Type: Article

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