Lactation and body weight of dairy cows: Interrelationships among heat stress, calving season and milk yield

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-45

  Maltz, E ^a   Kroll, O ^b   Barash, H ^a   Shamy, A ^a   Silanikove, N ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calving season; Dairy cows; Heat stress; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034557174     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/68027/2000     Document Type: Article

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