Effect of photoperiod on milk yield and quality, and reproduction in dairy goats

Livestock Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-220

  Garcia Hernandez, R ^a   Newton, G ^a   Horner, S ^a   Nuti, Lou C ^a  

^a PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy goats; Milk yield; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 34250799120     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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