Influence of breed, parity, and stage of lactation on lactational performance and relationship between body fatness and live weight

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 119-133

  Nielsen, H M ^a   Friggens, N C ^a   Lovendahl P ^a   Jensen, J ^a   Ingvartsen, K L ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body weight; Breed influence; Condition score; Dairy cattle; Feed intake; Milk yield; Parity

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0037307093     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00146-X     Document Type: Article

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