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Comparing the performance of Holstein and Friesian dairy cows on British dairy farms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

G. E. Pollott  and
J. D. Leaver
G. E. Pollott
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH
J. D. Leaver
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH
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In recent years there has been an influx of Holstein genes into the UK dairy herd, largely achieved by a ‘grading up’ process using imported Holstein semen on Friesian cows. The research reported here investigates this process using performance records from UK dairy herds.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 18
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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