Acta Vet. Brno 2011, 80: 73-80

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201180010073

Analysis of lactation curves, milk constituents, somatic cell count and urea in milk of cows by the mathematical model of Wood

Marcin Gołębiewski, Piotr Brzozowski, Łukasz Gołębiewski

Division of Cattle Breeding, Department of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

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