A review of environmental and management factors affecting the reproductive performance of Holstein-Friesian dairy herds in Tunisia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Ben Salem, M ^a   Djemali, M ^b   Kayouli, C ^b   Majdoub, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Efficiency; Environment; Management; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33646440000     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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