Effect of different physiological stages and managemental practices on milk somatic cell counts of Murrah buffaloes

Buffalo Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-99

  De, Kalyan ^a   Mukherjee, Joydip ^a   Prasad, Shiv ^a   Dang, A K ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffaloes; Managemental practices; Milk; Physiological stages; SCC

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 84856752202     PISSN: 01256726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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