Relationships among body condition score, milk yield and reproduction in Czech Fleckvieh cows

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 357-367

  Jilek F ^a   Pytloun, P ^b   Kubešová, Marta ^b,c   Stipkova M ^b   Bouska J ^b   Volek, J ^b   Frelich, J ^c   Rajmon, R ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

BCS development; Body condition score; Czech Fleckvieh; Milk yield; Reproduction indicators

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 52649150767     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/335-cjas     Document Type: Article

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