Economic potential of individual variation in milk yield response to concentrate intake of dairy cows

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-276

  Andre G ^a   Berentsen, P B M ^a   Van Duinkerken, G ^a   Engel, B ^a   Lansink, A G J M Oude ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 77949297472     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610000134     Document Type: Article

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