Ultrasonographic assessment of body condition in dairy herd management. Part 1: Backfat thickness and milk yield;Konditionsbeurteilung per ultraschall in der herdenbetreuung. Teil 1: Rückenfettdicke und milchleistung

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe G: Grosstiere - Nutztiere

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 362-368

  Schröder, Ulf ^a   Staufenbiel, R ^b  

^a Fb Veterinarmedizin Freien Univ B   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Backfat thickness; Body condition; Dairy cattle; Herd management; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACK; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENERGY BALANCE; EVALUATION; LACTATION; LIPID STORAGE; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; REFERENCE VALUE; THICKNESS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036978334     PISSN: 14341220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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