Article
Dairy cows trapped between performance demands and adaptability [Erratum: 2009 July, v. 89, no. 9, p. 1623.]
2009-05-01
Abstract excerpt
The tremendous increase in the lactation performance of dairy cows during the last 60 years has had dramatic consequences on fertility and vitality (fitness) of the animals. Unprecedented average lactation performance levels have resulted in an equally unprecedented reduction in longevity. Economic pressure to further reduce the age at first calving is still high, although the negative correlation between precocio...
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- 3f012fcd-8157-5a52-bdff-e40b9e129912
- DOI
- 10.1002/jsfa.3575