A prospective study of calf factors affecting age, body size, and body condition score at first calving of holstein dairy heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2828-2835

  Heinrichs, A J ^a   Heinrichs, B S ^a   Harel, O ^b   Rogers, G W ^c   Place, N T ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf and heifer management; Longitudinal data analysis; Multiple imputations

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 23244441595     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72963-5     Document Type: Article

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