Effects of birth date and order in lactation performance of iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 154-158

  Landete Castillejos, T ^a   Garcia A ^a   Gomez, J A ^a   Berruga, M I ^a   Gallego, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birth date; Lactation; Milk composition; Red deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS;

EID: 12144274698     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72673-4     Document Type: Article

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