Effective lactation yield: A measure to compare milk yield between cows with different dry period lengths

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2956-2966

  Kok, A ^a   van Middelaar, C E ^a   Engel, B ^a   van Knegsel, A T M ^a   Hogeveen, H ^a   Kemp, B ^a   de Boer, I J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calving interval; Dry period length; Milk yield; Productivity

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION (PROCESS); TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84957090886     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10559     Document Type: Article

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