Study on milkability traits in brown Swiss cows reared eastern region of Turkey

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1218-1222

  Aydin, Recep ^a   Yanar, Mete ^a   Güler, Olcay ^a   Yüksel, Sadrettin ^b   Ugur, Feyzi ^c   Turgut, Leyla ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Eastern Anatolian Agricultural Research Institute   (Turkey)

^c ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brown Swiss; Genetic parameters; Milk flow rate; Milkability; Milking time

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049085051     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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