Economic returns to Holstein and Jersey herds under multiple component pricing

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2269-2280

  Bailey, K W ^a   Jones, C M ^a   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Milk composition; Multiple component pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444569331     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72903-9     Document Type: Article

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