Comparative evaluation of a new lactation curve model for pasture-based Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5344-5356

  Adediran, S A ^a,b   Ratkowsky, D A ^a   Donaghy, D J ^a,c   Malau Aduli, A E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lactation model; Pasture based; Test day milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TASMANIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 84865344277     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4663     Document Type: Article

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