Comparison of models for describing the lactation curve of latxa sheep and an analysis of factors affecting milk yield

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2709-2719

  Ruiz, R ^a   Oregui, L M ^a   Herrero, M ^b  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Lactation curves; Latxa; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SECRETION; SHEEP; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHEEP; SPAIN;

EID: 0034331557     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75165-4     Document Type: Article

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