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Selection Of Dairy Heifers, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Selection Of Dairy Heifers, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE time is approaching on most dairy farms when a decision has to be made on which of the year's crop of heifers are to be retained.
Replacements are needed not only to keep up herd numbers, but also to increase the average production.
This is herd improvement—surely the aim of all dairy farmers.
Selecting A Herd Sire, R A. Bettenay
Selecting A Herd Sire, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THERE is now ample evidence that most of the differences in production between herds are determined by feeding and management, with differences in genetic merit playing a relatively minor role.
It seems that the quickest way to increase production is by improved feeding, whilst in some herds much production is being lost by faulty milking techniques.