Relationship between age, milk production and order of goats during automatic milking

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 257-264

  Margetinova J ^a   Broucek J ^a   Apolen, D ^a   Mihina, S ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Age; Goats; Milk production; Milking order

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 23744474455     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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