Analysis of lactating cows in commercial Austrian dairy farms: diet composition, and influence of genotype, parity and stage of lactation on nutrient intake, body weight and body condition score

Analysis of lactating cows in commercial Austrian dairy farms: diet composition, and influence of genotype, parity and stage of lactation on nutrient intake, body weight and body condition score

This study characterises diets used on-farm and examines nutrient and feed intake (DMI) together with other animal specific traits (body weight, milk yield, body condition score). Data came from the project ‘Efficient Cow’ to develop efficiency traits for Austrian cattle breeding (161 farms, 6105 co...

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Main Authors: Maria Ledinek, Leonhard Gruber, Franz Steininger, Karl Zottl, Martin Royer, Kurt Krimberger, Martin Mayerhofer, Christa Egger-Danner, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
diet composition
feed intake
body condition score
lactation stage
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1504632

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1504632

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