Non-nutritional factors affecting lactation persistency in dairy ewes: a review

Milk production is largely related to the shape of the lactation curve. Key elements of the lactation pattern are peak yield, which is the maximum daily yield reached during lactation, and lactation persistency, which is the medium rate of milk yield decrease after the lactation peak. The ideal lact...

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Main Authors: Antonello Cannas, Gianni Battacone, Salvatore Pier Giacomo Rassu, Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta, Anna Nudda, Giuseppe Pulina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/150