Energy efficiency and its relationship with milk, body, and intake traits and energy status among primiparous Nordic Red dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3200-3211

  Mantysaari P ^a   Liinamo, A E ^b   Mantysaari E A ^b  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Milk production

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DIET; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84862096982     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4685     Document Type: Article

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