Predicting milk yield in sheep used for dairying in Australia

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5056-5061

  Morrissey, A D ^a   Cameron, A W N ^a   Caddy, D J ^a   Tilbrook, A J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy ewe; Milk yield; Repeatability; Residual milk

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41449112989     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0336     Document Type: Article

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