Predicting nutritional requirements and lactation performance of dual-purpose cows using a dynamic model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-83

  Reynoso Campos, O ^a   Fox, D G ^a   Blake, R W ^a   Barry, M C ^a   Tedeschi, L O ^a   Nicholson, C F ^a   Kaiser, H M ^a   Oltenacu, P A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual purpose cows; Milk; Nutrient requirements; Nutrition modelling; Tissue reserves; Tropical

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; LACTATION; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1242344831     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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