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Dairy Science

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia

1963

Herd improvement

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Does Herd Recording Help Farmers Improve Husbandry, Maurice C. Cullity Jan 1963

Does Herd Recording Help Farmers Improve Husbandry, Maurice C. Cullity

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE proportion of the dairy herds throughout Australia that are being production recorded is low.

This is particularly surprising when the large amount of propaganda encouraging farmers to herd test is considered.


Grade Herd Recording : 1962-63, Maurice C. Cullity Jan 1963

Grade Herd Recording : 1962-63, Maurice C. Cullity

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A poor season coupled with a 16 per cent, increase in the number of cows tested during 1962-63 led to a drop in the average yields of cows in the Grade Herd Recording Scheme.