The association between milk urea nitrogen and DHI production variables in western commercial dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 3008-3015

  Johnson, R G ^a   Young, A J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy Herd Improvement; Milk fat; Milk protein; Milk urea nitrogen

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN; NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NITROGEN; PARITY; UREA;

EID: 0642310185     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73899-5     Document Type: Article

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