Influence of production circumstances and economic evaluation criteria on economic comparison of breeds and breed crosses.

doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75807-2

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Influence of production circumstances and economic evaluation criteria on economic comparison of breeds and breed crosses.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 1998

Kahi A K, Kosgey I S, Cardoso V L, Van Arendonk J A

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The ranking of genotypes (i.e., breeds and breed crosses) for economic performance depends on the production circumstances of the herd and the criteria for economic evaluation. In this study, the effects of evaluation criteria and production circumstance are quantified using data from the literat...

Topics

Animal Feed
Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Crosses, Genetic
Dairying
Energy Intake
Female
Genotype
Lactation
Reproduction

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