Large rotary dairies achieve high cow throughput but are not more labour efficient than medium-sized rotaries

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 573-579

  Edwards, J P ^a,b   Jago, J G ^a   Lopez Villalobos, N ^b  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LACTATION; MILK; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL PERIOD; YIELD RESPONSE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84877712380     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12312     Document Type: Article

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