Effects of pregnancy on daily milk yield of Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 265-269

  Brotherstone, S ^a   Thompson, R ^b,c   White, I M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Days open; Lactation curves; pregnancy; Test day models

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2442528523     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.07.014     Document Type: Article

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