Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 7 , Pages 2595-2603 , July 2008

Effects of Dry Period Length on Milk Production and Health of Dairy Cattle

  • R.D. Watters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
    • Current address: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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  • J.N. Guenther

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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  • A.E. Brickner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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  • R.R. Rastani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
    • Current address: MSC Specialty Nutrition, Dundee, IL 60118.
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  • P.M. Crump

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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  • P.W. Clark

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Food Science, University of Wisconsin, River Falls 54022
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  • R.R. Grummer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 14 August 2007 ,Accepted 11 February 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)71134-2

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0615

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 7 , Pages 2595-2603 , July 2008

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