Effect of photoperiod on milk yield, milk composition and voluntary food intake in lactating dairy ewes;Effet de la photopériode sur la production, la composition du lait et sur les consommations volontaires chez la brebis laitière

Animal Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 427-438

  Bocquier, F ^a   Ligios, S ^b   Molle, G ^b   Casu, S ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario Per la Sardegna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy ewe; Milk composition; Photoperiod; Voluntary intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 2242469967     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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