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Validation of a model to predict live weight and estimate dry matter intakes of individual dairy cows 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:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
J. D. Leaver
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
*
Corresponding author, Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR.
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A method to estimate total dry matter intake (DMI) of individual dairy cows on commercial farms was developed to aid nutritional research on commercial farms (Wicks, 2001). Recently a second validation of the model was carried out using cows from the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland (ARINI) dairy herd. The results from the validation process at Wye and ARINI are shown and the mean square prediction error (MSPE) of the model for live weight prediction and DMI estimation were calculated.

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Cattle Nutrition
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 113
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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Current Address, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, GL7 6JS

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