Accuracy of predicting milk yield from alternative milk recording schemes

Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Berry, D P ^a,b   Olori, V E ^c   Cromie, A R ^c   Veerkamp, R F ^d   Rath, M ^b   Dillon, P ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Milk recording; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844276424     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/asc34880053     Document Type: Article

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