Effects of Non-Genetic Factors on Daily Milk Yield of Friesian Cows in Mahwa Station (South Burundi)

From 1991 to 2003, 75,650 daily milk records from 111 Friesian cows maintained at Mahwa station in Burundi were used to study the effects of the lactation length, age at calving, year and month of lactation, and parity on daily milk yield (DMY). Data were analyzed by the GLM procedure in SAS. All fa...

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Main Authors: G. Hatungumukama, P. L. Leroy, J. Detilleux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CIRAD 2008-01-01
Series:Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
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Online Access:http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/10011