Milk, Fertility and Udder Health Performance of Purebred Holstein and Three-Breed Rotational Crossbred Cows within French Farms: Insights on the Benefits of Functional Diversity
Using three-breed rotational crossbreeding in a purebred Holstein (HO) herd raises two questions: Do the different genetic classes of cows generated by crossbreeding perform differently? Are there any economic benefits of combining them within a herd? This study aimed at comparing the performance be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/12/3414 |