Evaluation of the breeding strategy for milk yield of Holstein Friesian cows on large-scale dairy farms in Malawi

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 595-601

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; MILK PRODUCTION; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 18244374477     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859604004666     Document Type: Article

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