The relationship between body energy traits and production and fitness traits in first-lactation dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1527-1537

  Wall, E ^a   Coffey, M P ^a   Brotherstone, S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlations; Energy balance; Fitness; Type trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 35748958065     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71638-7     Document Type: Article

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