Analysis of the calving pattern of herds in small-scale dairy systems in central Mexico

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-573

  Val Arreola, D ^a   Kebreab, E ^b   Mills, J A N ^a   France, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calving pattern; Linear programming; Markov chain; Small scale dairy systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844262705     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/67625/2004     Document Type: Article

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