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A New view of the effect of Temperature on Milk Production in Dairy Cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

K. W. D. Campbell
Affiliation:
B.SC.Agric. (Durham), M.Sc. (Reading). (University of Reading.)

Extract

There is still much difference of opinion as to the effect of temperature on milk production from the point of view of its effect on both quantity and quality at successive milkings or on successive days.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1931

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