An observational study on early-lactation metabolic profiles in swedish organically and conventionally managed dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3983-3992

  Fall, N ^a   Grohn, Y T ^b   Forslund, K ^a   Essen Gustafsson, B ^a   Niskanen, R ^c   Emanuelson, U ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Metabolic profile; Organic dairy cow

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 54249168026     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1099     Document Type: Article

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