milk yield
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmilkandyield
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milk
noun[U]
uk/mɪlk/us/mɪlk/
the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, ...
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yield
noun[C usually plural]
uk/jiːld/us/jiːld/
an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced ...
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(Definition ofmilkandyieldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The drop inmilkyieldfrom the seventh month onwards could possibly be explained by exhaustion of the breast tissue.
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Generally, it is assumed that at low levels of supplementation, the energy source has only little effect on feed intake,milkyieldand milk composition20.
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Herders consider excessive colostrum intake to be a cause of diarrhoea, especially if themilkyieldis high.
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Overall, themilkyieldincreased significantly from the second month onwards.
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The milking regime depends onmilkyieldand the number of lactating females in the herd.
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Therefore, a highmilkyieldprior to the peak of milk production may not guarantee a highmilkyieldduring the post-peak period.
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In the first part of this series the changes in themilkyieldduring the first year post-partum are presented.
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Effect of protein source onmilkyieldand composition of lactating buffaloes.
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Enhanced focus on traits that balancemilkyield, milk quality and animal health could potentially improve the sustainability of dairy farming systems.
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Nevertheless, one of the most intriguing results refers to farmers' perceptions regarding both the experimental grass+legume pastures and their in-uence onmilkyield.
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The estimation of themilkyieldof a ewe from body weight data on the suckling lamb.
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On the basis of the incoming material, the statisticians calculated the average grain andmilkyieldfor each township.
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Ewemilkyieldafter weaning of lambs at two-to-three months of age.
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Milkyieldincreased 18.7 % on day 105 in early lactation and c. 8.2 % on day 165 in mid-lactation.
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The bestmilkyieldwas found in women aged 20-30 years, with a parity of two to four and an inter-delivery interval of 30-36 months.
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Milkyieldrecords were grouped into successive years regardless of parity or stage of lactation at the beginning of the observation period.
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Leucaena feeding improvedmilkyieldand composition only up to 3 weeks of feeding.
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