Actions and Outcomes of Wisconsin Dairy Farms Completing Milk Quality Teams
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Actions and outcomes of Wisconsin dairy farms completing milk quality teams.
Actions and outcomes of Wisconsin dairy farms (n = 113) that completed a team-based milk quality improvement program were assessed. Selection of milk quality goals and adoption of management actions were evaluated. Management and financial data related to milk quality were compared between the beginning and end of the milk quality program. Milk quality premiums were reported to be the largest f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(05)72944-1