Alternatives to linear analysis of energy balance data from lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2904-2913

  Kebreab, E ^a   France, J ^a   Agnew, R E ^b   Yan, T ^b   Dhanoa, M S ^c   Dijkstra, J ^d   Beever, D E ^a   Reynolds, C K ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Energy metabolism; Lactation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIMETRY; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CALORIMETRY; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MATHEMATICS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 0642371570     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73887-9     Document Type: Article

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