The effect of dry period length reduction to 28 days on the performance of multiparous dairy cows in the subsequent lactation

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-456

  Pezeshki, Adel ^a   Mehrzad, Jalil ^b   Ghorbani, Gholam R ^c   De Spiegeleer, Bart ^a   Collier, Robert J ^d   Burvenich, Christian ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Dry period; Management; Multiparous dairy cow; Performance

Indexed keywords

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EID: 56849106491     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS08012     Document Type: Article

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