Effect of milking frequency on DHI performance measures

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3526-3533

  Smith, J W ^a   Ely, L O ^a   Graves, W M ^a   Gilson, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy Herd Improvement; Frequency; Management; Milking

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036987570     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74442-1     Document Type: Article

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