Use of individual cow milk recording data at the start of lactation to predict the calving to conception interval

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4677-4690

  Madouasse, A ^a   Huxley, J N ^a   Browne, W J ^b   Bradley, A J ^a,d   Dryden, I L ^c   Green, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Quality Milk Management Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calving to conception interval; Fat to protein ratio; Milk constituents; Milk recording

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956855853     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3235     Document Type: Article

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