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A study of lactation curves in dairy cattle using the optimal design of experiments methodology

Ignacio Martínez LópezDepartamento de Matemáticas, University of Almería, Almería, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isabel María Ortiz RodríguezDepartamento de Matemáticas, University of Almería, Almería, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6721-2786
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Carmelo Rodríguez TorreblancaDepartamento de Matemáticas, University of Almería, Almería, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8626-2906
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Pages 594-600 | Received 02 Apr 2018, Accepted 25 Oct 2018, Published online: 22 Jan 2019

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