Detection of different shapes of lactation curve for milk yield in dairy cattle by empirical mathematical models

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1178-1191

  Macciotta, N P P ^a   Vicario, D ^b   Cappio Borlino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Italian Association of Simmental Breeders   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lactation curve shape; Mathematical model; Parameter estimate

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MATHEMATICS; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 22144456102     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72784-3     Document Type: Article

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