A comparison of the direct and residual response of dairy cows to once or twice-daily milking, in late lactation

Livestock Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 305-314

  Ferris, C P ^a   Frost, J P ^a   Mayne, C S ^a   McCoy, M A ^a   Kilpatrick, D J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Labour; Once daily milking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 40749119610     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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