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Holstein-Friesian strain and feed effects on milk production, body weight, and body condition score profiles in grazing dairy cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2006
Roche J R, Berry D P, Kolver E S
Abstract excerpt
Data from 113 lactations across 76 cows between the years 2002 to 2004 were used to determine the effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian (HF) dairy cow and concentrate supplementation on milk production, body weight (BW), and body condition score (BCS; 1 to 5 scale) lactation profiles. New Zealand (NZ) and North American (NA) HF cows were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 levels of concentrate supplementation [0, 3, or...
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