Modelling temperature effects on milk production: A study on Holstein cows at a Japanese farm

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Yano, Machiko ^a   Shimadzu, Hideyasu ^b,c   Endo, Toshiki ^a  

^a Jiyu Gakuen College   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Lactation curves; Milk fat; Milk production; Modelling; Test day data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899568372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-129     Document Type: Article

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