Effects of rearing regime on body size, reproductive performance and milk production during the first lactation in high genetic merit dairy herd replacements

Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 553-565

  Carson, A F ^a,b   Dawson, L E R ^a   McCoy, M A ^a,b   Kilpatrick, D J ^b   Gordon, F J ^a,b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heifers; Milk production; Rearing techniques; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 0036324008     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800052711     Document Type: Article

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