Effects of age and calving season on lactation curves of milk production traits in Italian water buffaloes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1298-1306

  Catillo, G ^a   Macciotta, N P P ^b   Carretta, A ^a   Cappio Borlino, A ^b  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Lactation curve; Milk production trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LABOR; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036560845     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74194-5     Document Type: Article

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