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Development of a model to predict dry matter intake of individual dairy cattle on commercial farms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

H.C.F. Wicks  and
J.D. Leaver
H.C.F. Wicks
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH, U.K.
J.D. Leaver
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH, U.K.
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Nutritional research on commercial farms is difficult to carry out due to the problems associated with measuring individual animal dry matter intake (DMI). This research was aimed at developing a satisfactory method of estimating DMI from routine farm records, supplemented by cow body condition score and height at withers of the cow.

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Poster Presentations
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 141
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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