Growth rates of contract-reared versus home-reared replacement dairy heifers
Successful heifer rearing is dependent on achieving optimal average daily gain (ADG) targets to calve for the first time at 24 months. Whilst dairy farmers internationally have traditionally managed their heifers on-farm to achieve these targets, recent dairy herd expansion within Europe has resulte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731122001215 |