Lactation in Cross- and Purebred Friesian Cows in Northern Thailand and Analyses on Effects of Tropical Climate on their Lactation

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1316-1322

  Pongpiachan, P ^a   Rodtian, P ^a,b   Ota K ^a,c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives   (Thailand)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cow; Crossbred; Friesian; Milk Yield; Temperature; Tropical

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034412818     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1316     Document Type: Article

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