Artificially extending photoperiod improves milk yield in dairy goats and is most effective in late lactation

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 179-186

  Russo, V M ^a   Cameron, A W N ^b   Dunshea, F R ^a   Tilbrook, A J ^c   Leury, B J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Meredith Dairy   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Goat; Lactation; Milk quality; Milk yield; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84878375712     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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