Genetic profile of total body energy content of holstein cows in the first three lactations

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2616-2623

  Banos, G ^a   Brotherstone, S ^b,c   Coffey, M P ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genetic variation; Lactation; Total body energy content

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22944492399     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72938-6     Document Type: Article

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