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Genetic correlations between milk production and health and fertility depending on herd environment.
Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2006
Windig J J, Calus M P L, Beerda B, Veerkamp R F
Abstract excerpt
High milk production in dairy cattle can have negative side effects on health and fertility traits. This paper explores the genetic relationship of milk yield with health and fertility depending on herd environment. A total of 71,720 lactations from heifers calving in 1997 to 1999 in the Netherlands were analyzed. Herd environment was described by 4 principal components: intensity, average fertility, farm size,...
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