Profitability measures of dairy cows Medidas de rentabilidade de vacas leiteiras

This study was aimed at defining profitability measures designed for prediction of breeding values (EBV) in dairy cows. Performance and economic data recorded in herds enrolled in the DHIA (Dairy Herd Improvement Association) program in Kentucky, USA, were used to evaluate economic functions which i...

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Main Authors: Anamaria Cândido Ribeiro, Alan Jackson McAllister, Sandra Aidar de Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2008-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982008000900012