Genotype and diet effects on energy balance in the first three lactations of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4318-4326

  Coffey, M P ^a   Simm, G ^a   Oldham, J D ^a   Hill, W G ^b   Brotherstone, S ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Genotype; Survival

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 10044246954     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73577-8     Document Type: Article

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