Article
Growth and feed efficiency of Nordic Red Dairy Cattle, Holstein, and their F1 crossbreeds when limiting feed energy concentration in prepubertal heifers.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Oct 2024
Johansen K, Vestergaard M, Spleth P, Hein L, Nielsen H M, Kargo M
Abstract excerpt
Milk production and overall dairy farm economics depend on rearing dairy heifers. This study investigated the presence of a genotype by environment interaction in Holstein (HOL), Nordic Red dairy cattle (RDC), and their F1 crossbreeds (HOL × RDC) when provided different feed rations. The aim of our study was to assess how different energy concentrations in feed rations affect growth, BCS, feed intake, and feed...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Animal Feed
- Diet
- Genotype
- Lactation
- Milk
