Effect of Calf Gender on Milk Yield and Fatty Acid Content in Holstein Dairy Cows.
The scale of sexed semen use to avoid the birth of unwanted bull calves in the UK dairy industry depends on several economic factors. It has been suggested in other studies that calf gender may affect milk yield in Holsteins- something that would affect the economics of sexed semen use. The present...
Main Authors: | Amy V Gillespie, James L Ehrlich, Dai H Grove-White |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
|
Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5221817?pdf=render |
Similar Items
-
Bias of Calf Sex on Milk Yield and Fat Yield in Holstein Crossbreed Cows
by: Radica Djedović, et al.
Published: (2021-08-01) -
The effect of calf gender on milk lactation traits and lactation gain of Holstein and Simmental cows
by: Mato Čačić, et al.
Published: (2022-01-01) -
The physiological dissimilarities of Holstein dairy cows with different milk yields
by: Jianan Dong, et al.
Published: (2023-01-01) -
Efficiency in milk and calf yield for dairy cows: measurements, environmental factors, genetic parameters
by: Aleandri R, et al.
Published: (1982-01-01) -
Influence of calf sex on milk production in dairy Gyr cows
by: Anielly de Paula Freitas, et al.
Published: (2015-02-01)