Relationships between urea dilution measurements and body weight and composition of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2476-2486

  Agnew, R E ^a   Yan, T ^a   McCaughey, W J ^a   McEvoy, J D ^a   Patterson, D C ^a   Porter, M G ^a   Steen, R W J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Lactating dairy cow; Prediction; Urea space

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22944476123     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72925-8     Document Type: Article

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