Modeling and evaluation of lactation curve functions in Gir cattle

The aim of the study was to model and evaluate five different non-linear lactation curve functions for their efficiency of explaining the variations in first lactation milk yield of Gir cows maintained in the farmers herds. Information on 4,334 fortnightly test day yields of 223 cows calved during t...

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Main Authors: T V RAJA, A K DAS, S K RATHEE, U SINGH, K S MURTHY, R ALEX, S KUMAR, N V PATIL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/109495