Dairy Operation Management Practices and Herd Milk Production
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Dairy operation management practices and herd milk production.
A national US survey collected data on herd milk production and management of Holstein herds. Step-wise selection identified management practices that were related to herd milk production using only operations that calculated herd milk production as well as using data from all operations. Results were similar. Milk production was highest in the West. Operations with < 100 dairy cows had lower p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(96)76393-2