An evaluation of detailed animal characteristics influencing the lactation production efficiency of spring-calving, pasture-based dairy cattle
S.H. Evers, Luc Delaby, K.M. Pierce, B. McCarthy, E.L. Coffey, B. Horan
Abstract
is a robust measure that can be applied within commercial grazing dairy systems to increase the selection intensity for highly efficient animals.
Topics & Concepts
LactationAnimal scienceBreedCrossbreedDry matterFeed conversion ratioNet energyMilk productionIce calvingBiologyTotal mixed rationDairy cattleBody weightAnimal breedingPastureResidual feed intakeAgronomyPregnancyEndocrinologyGeneticsGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyReproductive Physiology in Livestock