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The Effect of Low and High Cowshed Temperatures on the Behaviour and Milk Performance of Czech Fleckvieh Cows Cover

The Effect of Low and High Cowshed Temperatures on the Behaviour and Milk Performance of Czech Fleckvieh Cows

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|Oct 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 1153 - 1162
Submitted on: Sep 14, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 22, 2016
Published on: Oct 27, 2016
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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