Converting to organic dairy farming: Consequences for production, somatic cell scores and calving interval of first parity Holstein cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 185-195

  Nauta, W J ^a   Baars, T ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^b  

^a LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age at first calving; Calving interval; Conversion; Milk production; Organic farming; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32944463158     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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