Use of herd solutions from a random regression test-day model for diagnostic dairy herd management

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2563-2568

  Koivula, M ^a   Nousiainen, J I ^b   Nousiainen, J ^c   Mantysaari E A ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c VALIO LTD   (Finland)

Author keywords

Herd management; Test day model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35748941233     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-517     Document Type: Article

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