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The effect of changing cow production and fitness traits on net income and greenhouse gas emissions from Australian dairy systems.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2013
Bell M J, Eckard R J, Haile-Mariam M, Pryce J E
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The aim of this study was to compare the effect of changing a range of biological traits on farm net income and greenhouse gas emissions (expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents, CO2-eq.) in the Australian dairy cow population. An average cow was modeled, using breed-average information for Holsteins and Jerseys from the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme. A Markov chain approach was used to describe the...
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