Once-a-day milking of multiparous Holstein cows throughout the entire lactation: Milk yield and composition, and nutritional status

Animal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-212

  Rémond, Bernard ^a   Pomiès, Dominique ^b   Dupont, Didier ^c   Chilliard, Yves ^b  

^a ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Milk composition; Milk yield; Nutritional status; Once a day milking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 18544395598     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2004014     Document Type: Article

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