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Twinning in Dairy Cattle

open access: yesThe Professional Animal Scientist, 2001
Abstract Twinning in dairy cattle is an unavoidable outcome of reproduction and is undesirable because it reduces the overall profitability of a dairy operation through negative effects on cows calving twins as well as on calves born as twins. Cows calving twins are at greater risk for many periparturient reproductive and metabolic disorders than ...
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Dairying in the Waikato Region of New Zealand: An overview of historical statistics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The dairy industry is an important contributor to the economy of the Waikato region of New Zealand. An understanding of the history and development of the dairy sector in the different districts of the Waikato region is important in terms of informing ...
Bell, Kendon, Cameron, Michael Patrick
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Dairy Cattle Genetics

open access: yesJournal of Dairy Science, 1956
In 1906 enthusiasm about the practical results to be had from applying the recently rediscovered Mendel's Law was running high anmng a few of those who had heard of it, although many still thought that Mendelism applied to only a few superficial characters. Late in December of 1903 t he enthusiasts had met in St. Louis to pool their ideas and form the "
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Optimization of breeding program design through stochastic simulation with evolutionary algorithms [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
The effective planning and allocation of resources in modern breeding programs is a complex task. Breeding program design and operational management have a major impact on the success of a breeding program and changing parameters such as the number of selected/phenotyped/genotyped individuals will impact genetic gain, genetic diversity, and costs. As a
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Alfalfa as a Sole Feed for Dairy Cattle

open access: bronze, 1918
Fritz Wilhelm Woll
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