Low Birthweight Beef Bulls Compared with Jersey Bulls Do Not Impact First Lactation and Rebreeding of First-Calving Dairy Heifers—A Case Study in New Zealand
Dairy heifers in New Zealand are typically naturally mated by Jersey bulls to produce low-value non-replacement offspring sold for slaughter a few days after birth. Producing a beef-sired calf from a dairy heifer will increase the value of these calves for beef production but may compromise the subs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Dairy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-862X/3/1/7 |