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The relationship between milk yield, body condition and reproductive performance in high yielding dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

C P Bourchier ,
P C Garnsworthy ,
J M Hutchinson  and
T A Benton
C P Bourchier
Affiliation:
ADAS Dairy Cattle Specialist, Staplake Mount, Starcross, Exeter EX6 8PE
P C Garnsworthy
Affiliation:
Unit of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington, Loughborough LE12 5RD
J M Hutchinson
Affiliation:
ADAS Dairy Cattle Specialist, Trawsgoed, Aberystwyth SY23 4HT
T A Benton
Affiliation:
ADAS Dairy Cattle Specialist, Woodthorne, Wolverhampton WV6 8TQ
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Extract

Previous work has indicated that the optimum calving interval for Friesian/Holstein dairy cattle is 365 days. However, a number of studies in the UK, USA and Israel have suggested that this is difficult to achieve with high yielding cows. This apparent conflict prompted ADAS to undertake a national study to investigate the link between milk production, body condition and reproductive performance in high yielding herds.

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Dairy Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 2
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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