Predicting early lactation energy balance in primiparous Red Dairy Cattle using milk and body traits

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-87

  Mantysaari P ^a   Mantysaari E A ^b  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Body weight; Fat protein ratio

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 77955337810     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2010.496002     Document Type: Article

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