Factors affecting milk yield and ewe's lactation curves estimated with test-day models

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 483-490

  Oravcova M ^a   Margetin M ^a   Peskovicova D ^a   Dano J ^a   Milerski, M ^b   Hetenyi L ^a   Polak P ^a  

^a SLOVAK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Improved Valachian; Lacaune; Lactation curve; Milk yield; Tsigai

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845410227     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3968-cjas     Document Type: Article

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