Prepartum milking of heifers influences future production and health

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2293-2301

  Daniels, K J ^a,b   Donkin, S S ^a   Eicher, S D ^a,c   Pajor, E A ^a   Schutz, M M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADM Animal Nutrition Research Center   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heifer; Prepartum milking; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748946020     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2005-881     Document Type: Article

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