Characterization of days dry for United States Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1147-1155

  Kuhn, M T ^a   Hutchison, J L ^a   Norman, H D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Days dry; Days open

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SECRETION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 22144491221     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72781-8     Document Type: Article

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