Factors affecting the lactation curves of intensively managed sheep based on a clustering approach

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 439-447

  Elvira, Laura ^a   Hernandez, Fernando ^b   Cuesta, Pedro ^c   Cano, Santiago ^c   Gonzalez Martin, Juan Vicente ^a,c   Astiz, Susana ^d  

^a TRIALVET SL   (Spain)

^b Granja Cerromonte SL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

dairy sheep; factors; intensive management; Lacaune; lactation curve; types

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

EID: 84887309090     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029913000381     Document Type: Article

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