Extended lactation in dairy cows: Effects of milking frequency, calving season and nutrition on lactation persistency and milk quality

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-97

  Sorensen, Annette ^a   Muir, D Donald ^b   Knight, Christopher H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DD Muir Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Extended lactation; Milk quality; Persistency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

BOS;

EID: 43049127825     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029907002944     Document Type: Article

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