Effect of level of feeding on the performance of crossbred cows during pre- and post-partum periods

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1749-1754

  Singh, Jatinder ^a   Singh, Balwant ^a   Wadhwa, M ^a   Bakshi, M P S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cows; Elevated Feeding; Milk Production; Post partum; Pre partum; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344232819     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1749     Document Type: Article

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