Analysis of the Composition of Milk in the first Three Lactations in Ayrshire Cattle Across Four Decades

Using historic lactation records for Ayrshire cattle, we report a gradual increase in the production of milk, butter fat and protein levels across four decades. This was generally at the extent of attaining a level of increase per decade which was similar to the increase seen between animals during...

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Main Authors: McEwan Neil R., Knight Roxanne B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-08-01
Series:Open Agriculture
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0026