First-calving age and first-lactation milk production on Dutch dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 981-992

  Mohd Nor, N ^a,b   Steeneveld, W ^c   van Werven, T ^a   Mourits, M C M ^c   Hogeveen, H ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; First calving age; Milk production at first lactation; Rearing management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION (PROCESS); STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 84872683875     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5741     Document Type: Article

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