Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 3569-3571 , August 2007

Letter to the Editor: A Response to the Comments of Borderas et al. (2007)

  • J.D. Quigley

      Affiliations

    • Diamond V Mills, Cedar Rapids, IA 52407
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • T.A. Wolfe

      Affiliations

    • Iowa State University, Ames 50011
    • ,
  • T.H. Elsasser

      Affiliations

    • Growth Biology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705

Received 4 May 2007 ,Accepted 30 May 2007.

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PII: S0022-0302(07)71809-X

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0343

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 3569-3571 , August 2007

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