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Evaluation of the inclusion of estimators of body composition in models for the prediction of milk production by dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Andrew J. Rook ,
Malcolm J. Gibb ,
Wendy E. Ivings ,
Keith Aston  and
John D. Sutton
Andrew J. Rook
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
Malcolm J. Gibb
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
Wendy E. Ivings
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
Keith Aston
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
John D. Sutton
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , August 1994 , pp. 415 - 418
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