Effect of milk yield-based selection on some reproductive traits of Holstein Friesian cows on large-scale dairy farms in Malawi

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Chagunda, M G G ^b,c   Bruns, E W ^a   Wollny, C B A ^b   King, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Holstein Friesian; Malawi; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 13744253714     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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