Effects of the stage and number of lactation on milk yield of dairy cows kept in open barn during high temperatures in summer months

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 574-586

  Novak, Pavel ^a   Vokralova, Jitka ^a   Broucek, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; High temperatures; Lactation number; Lactation stage; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

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EID: 74349092299     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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