Modelling fat and protein concentration curves for Irish dairy cows

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-23

  Quinn, N ^a,b   Killen, L ^a   Buckley, F ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Analysis of residuals; Lactation curves; Milk constituents; Modelling

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34249107667     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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