A Body Condition Scoring Chart for Holstein Dairy Cows

Journal of Dairy Science - Tập 72 Số 1 - Trang 68-78 - 1989
A.J. Edmonson1,2,3,4,5, I.J. Lean1,2,3,4,5, Leon D. Weaver1,2,3,4,5, Thomas B. Farver1,2,3,4,5, Grady L. Webster1,2,3,4,5
1Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, Tulare, CA 93274
23Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Davis, CA 95616.
3University of California, Davis 95616
4University of California Tulare 93274 and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
5Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center

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