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Lactation Efficiency

Lactation Efficiency is a physiological performance metric that quantifies the ratio of milk output to maternal metabolic input, serving as a standardized measure of reproductive resource allocation in lactating mammals.

306

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12.2K

Citations

989

Authors

287

Institutions

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2017–2026

43

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Publications

306

Ruminal Bacterial Community Composition in Dairy Cows Is Dynamic over the Course of Two Lactations and Correlates with Feed Efficiency

Kelsea A. Jewell, Caroline A. McCormick, Christine L. Odt et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2015 · 292 citations · Full text

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Time budgets of lactating dairy cattle in commercial freestall herds

A. Gomez, Nigel B. Cook · Journal of Dairy Science · 2010 · 231 citations · Full text

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The energetics of lactation: accurate measurements from a large wild mammal, the Grey seal (<i>Halichoerus grypus</i>)

M. A. Fedak, Sheila Anderson · Journal of Zoology · 1982 · 230 citations

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Factors Affecting the Shape of Lactation Curves of Holstein Cows from the Balikesir Province of Turkey

Mustafa Tekerli, İsmet DOĞAN, Abdülkadir Akcan · Journal of Dairy Science · 2000 · 214 citations · Full text

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MATERNAL TRAITS AND REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT IN NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS

Daniel E. Crocker, Jeannine D. Williams, Daniel P. Costa et al. · Ecology · 2001 · 195 citations · Full text

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Authors

989

  1. NL
    N. López‐Villalobos

    Massey University, New Zealand

    7 publications · 231 citations

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  2. CF
    C.P. Ferris

    Agri Food and Biosciences Institute, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 158 citations

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  3. HW
    H. Wiktorsson

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    4 publications · 212 citations

    4

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  4. JB
    J.L. Burke

    Massey University, New Zealand

    4 publications · 137 citations

    4

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  5. NH
    N.W. Hooven

    Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States

    4 publications · 97 citations

    4

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Institutions

287

  1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

    Beltsville, United States

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    608 citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    2K citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    8 h-index

    26 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

    Carlow, Ireland

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    991 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    898 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Dairy Science

    JDS · 89 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Animal Science

    32 publications · 1.3K citations

    21

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  3. Livestock Production Science

    16 publications · 918 citations

    14

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  4. Livestock Science

    8 publications · 263 citations

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  5. Animal Science

    7 publications · 245 citations

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