Dairy and reproductive performance of imported Holstein cattle;Mléčná užitkovost a ukazatele reprodukce u importovaného holštýnského skotu

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 313-318

  Mekonnen, Yirga ^a   Sada I ^a   Stipkova M ^a,b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dairy performance; Fertility traits; First calving period; Holstein cattle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038896921     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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