Impact of age at calving on lactation, reproduction, health, and income in first-parity Holsteins on commercial farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2730-2742

  Ettema, J F ^a,b   Santos, J E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age at first calving; Heifer; Milk production; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 4243194668     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73400-1     Document Type: Article

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