Author:
Strandberg E.,Lundberg C.
Abstract
A method was suggested that attempts to distinguish between the underlying lactation curve, the effect of season of production, and the effect of time after conception. The composite function was shown to give a better fit than an incomplete gamma function. The estimated parameters of the underlying lactation curve were unaffected by season of calving whereas the parameters of the gamma function were not. Pregnancy started to affect yield 160 days after conception by -0·1 kg/day. The difference between the best season of production (May) and the worst (November) was around 5 kg.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology
Cited by
18 articles.
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