Genetic profile of body energy and blood metabolic traits across lactation in primiparous holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2814-2822

  Oikonomou, G ^a   Valergakis, G E ^a   Arsenos, G ^a   Roubies, N ^a   Banos, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body energy; Dairy cow; Energy balance; Genetic profile

Indexed keywords

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EID: 47149103120     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0965     Document Type: Article

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