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Estimation Of Relative Economic Value For Herd Life Of Dairy Cattle From Profile Equations, S. Jagannatha, Jeffrey F. Keown, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Lifetime records of 122,679 cows from 7557 herds, obtained from Mid States Dairy Records Processing Center (Ames, IA), were used to determine net income and net income for the planning horizon. With a planning horizon of five lactations for each cow, the estimated profit from the replacements was credited to each cow not surviving until fifth calving. Net income was defined as lifetime income minus costs. Net income for the planning horizon was defined as net income plus profit from replacements within the planning horizon. Income was from the sale of milk, calves, and culled cows. Costs were included for …