Optimal cow replacement on New Zealand seasonal supply dairy farms : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Mastrate [sic] degree of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey University

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Optimal cow replacement on New Zealand seasonal supply dairy farms : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Mastrate [sic] degree of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey University

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An intraherd best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) model for predicting the future milkfat production of individual cows was developed. A major advantage of the BLUP technique was to enable prediction of the future milkfat production of freshening heifers, since relationships between animals were included in the model. These predictions of future performance were incorporated, along with various costs and revenues Qf production in New Zealand and calving date, into a model to arrive at an ex...

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Thesis

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Masters

Date created

1986

Creator

Harris, Bevin Lyal

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/5361

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Dairy farming / Dairy cattle

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