An evaluation of detailed animal characteristics influencing the lactation production efficiency of spring-calving, pasture-based dairy cattle

ABSTRACT: Selection for feed efficiency, the ratio of output (e.g., milk yield) to feed intake, has traditionally been limited on commercial dairy farms by the necessity for detailed individual animal intake and performance data within large animal populations. The objective of the experiment was to...

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Main Authors: S.H. Evers, L. Delaby, K.M. Pierce, B. McCarthy, E.L. Coffey, B. Horan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222007196