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The effect of pregnancy on lactation persistency and milk composition in dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J.B. Coulon ,
B. Rémond  and
L. Pérochon
J.B. Coulon
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Adaptation des Herbivores aux Milieux, INRA, 63122 Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
B. Rémond
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Adaptation des Herbivores aux Milieux, INRA, 63122 Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
L. Pérochon
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Ecopathologie, INRA, 63122 Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
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Extract

In dairy cows, effect of pregnancy on milk production is acknowledged but little documented, and with conflicting data. Weak during the « normal » lactation, this effect becomes important in late pregnancy. To precisely model milk secretion, and to adjust novel management of the lactation cycle, it is important to specify this effect.

Type
Extended Lactation for Dairy Cows
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 3
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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