Seasonal calving in European Prehistoric cattle and its impacts on milk availability and cheese-making

Seasonal calving in European Prehistoric cattle and its impacts on milk availability and cheese-making

Abstract Present-day domestic cattle are reproductively active throughout the year, which is a major asset for dairy production. Large wild ungulates, in contrast, are seasonal breeders, as were the last historic representatives of the aurochs, the wild ancestors of cattle. Aseasonal reproduction in...

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Main Authors: Marie Balasse, Rosalind Gillis, Ivana Živaljević, Rémi Berthon, Lenka Kovačiková, Denis Fiorillo, Rose-Marie Arbogast, Adrian Bălăşescu, Stéphanie Bréhard, Éva Á. Nyerges, Vesna Dimitrijević, Eszter Bánffy, László Domboróczki, Arkadiusz Marciniak, Krisztián Oross, Ivana Vostrovská, Mélanie Roffet-Salque, Sofija Stefanović, Maria Ivanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87674-1

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