The Effect of Age at First Calving and Calving Interval on Productive Life and Lifetime Profit in Korean Holsteins |
Do, Changhee
(Department of Animal Biosystem Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University)
Wasana, Nidarshani (Department of Animal Biosystem Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University) Cho, Kwanghyun (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Choi, Yunho (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Choi, Taejeong (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Park, Byungho (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Lee, Donghee (University of Seoul) |
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