Test Day and lactation yield predictions in Italian Simmental cows by ARMA methods

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3107-3114

  Macciotta, N P P ^a   Vicario, D ^b   Pulina, G ^a   Cappio Borlino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Italian Association of Simmental Breeders   (Italy)

Author keywords

ARMA models; Milk production traits; Test day

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FATS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0036834960     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74398-1     Document Type: Article

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