Short communication: Projecting milk yield using best prediction and the MilkBot lactation model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4041-4044

  Cole, J B ^a   Ehrlich, J L ^b   Null, D J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Dairy Veterinarians Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Best prediction; Lactation model; MilkBot

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARITY;

EID: 84862090474     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4905     Document Type: Article

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