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An analysis of seasonality of milk production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

E. A. Goodall
E. A. Goodall
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Northern Ireland, Newforge Lane, MaloneRoad, Belfast BT9 5PX
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Abstract

The lactation model of Wood, y = Anbe−cn was fitted, using a logarithmic transformation, to two sets of lactation data obtained from the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland. The first set was from animals calving in the autumn and the second set from animals calving in winter and early spring. A categorical variable was added to the transformed model to investigate the effect on the parameters of the animals going out to grass. The technique proved more useful with the autumn-calving herd.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 69 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1983

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