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Changes in milk lactose content as indicators for longevity and udder health in Holstein cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Dec 2020
Costa A, Bovenhuis H, Penasa M
Abstract excerpt
Changes in milk production traits over time might be informative of the health status of cows and may contain useful information for selective breeding purposes. In particular, early indicators are useful for traits such as longevity, which become available late in the cow's life. Lactose percentage (LP) tends to decrease in the presence of udder infection and with parity. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that...
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