Net energy efficiencies of Holstein, Jersey and Holstein-Jersey F1-crosses

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 335-342

  Schwager Suter, R ^a   Stricker, C ^a   Erdin, D ^a   Kunzi N ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Body weight change; Dairy cows; Food intake; Net energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035637117     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800055831     Document Type: Article

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