Phenotypic Relationships between Lactation persistency and Common Health Disorders in Dairy Cows

Lactation persistency is defined as the ability of a cow to maintain production at a higher level after peak yield. Hypothetically, more persistent cows are less susceptible to health and reproductive disorders. The objective of this research was to investigate the phenotypic relationships of common...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Appuhamy, Jayasooriya Arachchige Don Ranga Niroshan
Other Authors: Dairy Science
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
Cow
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35799
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11222006-133316/