Application of a Bio-Economic Model to Demonstrate the Importance of Health Traits in Herd Management of Lithuanian Dairy Breeds

Application of a Bio-Economic Model to Demonstrate the Importance of Health Traits in Herd Management of Lithuanian Dairy Breeds

Assessing the economic importance of traits is crucial for delivering appropriate breeding goals in dairy cattle breeding. The aim of the present study was to calculate economic values (EV) and assign the importance of health traits for three dairy cattle breeds: Lithuanian Black-and-White open popu...

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Main Authors: Šarūnė Marašinskienė, Rūta Šveistienė, Barbara Kosińska-Selbi, Christin Schmidtmann, Jehan Frans Ettema, Violeta Juškienė, Morten Kargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
bio-economic model
breeding goal
dairy cattle
economic value
herd health management
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/15/1926

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