Major advances in determining appropriate selection goals.

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Substantial increases of 3,500 kg of milk, 130 kg of fat, and 100 kg of protein per cow per lactation have resulted from improvements in genetics, nutrition, and management during the past 20 yr. At the same time, the interval from calving to conception increased (unfavorable) by 24 d. Genetics has accounted for about 55% of gains in the yield traits and about one-third of the change in interval to conception....

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