Effect of somatic cell count on milk and protein yields and female fertility in Tunisian Holstein dairy cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 309-317

  Rekik, B ^a   Ajili, N ^a   Belhani, H ^a   Gara, A Ben ^a   Rouissi, H ^a  

^a Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Fertility measures; Milk production; Somatic cell score; Test day record

Indexed keywords

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EID: 44349137695     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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