Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 3 , Pages 1283-1295 , March 2010

Extended lactations in a seasonal-calving pastoral system of production to modulate the effects of reproductive failure

Received 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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PII: S0022-0302(10)00095-0

doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2407

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 3 , Pages 1283-1295 , March 2010

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