Comparison of milk production of dairy cows kept in cold and warm loose-housing systems

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-307

  Schnier, C ^a   Hielm, S ^b   Saloniemi, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

Author keywords

Housing; Micro climate; Milk yield; Random coefficient model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344946298     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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