A multi-level hierarchic Markov process with Bayesian updating for herd optimization and simulation in dairy cattle
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A multi-level hierarchic Markov process with Bayesian updating for herd optimization and simulation in dairy cattle.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4258