The effect of breed and parity on curves of body condition during lactation estimated using a non-linear function

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 565-574

  Friggens, N C ^a   Badsberg, J H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body condition; Breed; Dairy cows; Non linear model; Parity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34247577124     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107691861     Document Type: Article

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