Relationships among body condition score, body weight, and milk production variables in pasture-based dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3802-3815

  Roche, J R ^a,b   Lee, J M ^a   Macdonald, K A ^a   Berry, D P ^c  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Body condition score; Fitted function; Milk; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 34948874012     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-740     Document Type: Article

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