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Dairy cow performance in relation to the combination of cow height and condition score

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

G. E. Pollott ,
H. F. Wicks  and
J. D. Leaver
G. E. Pollott
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH
H. F. Wicks
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH
J. D. Leaver
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH
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The increased use of Holstein genes in the British dairy herd led to the replacement of Friesian cows with the taller, thinner Holstein type. The objective of this study was to use measurements of cow height (Ht) at withers and average body condition score throughout lactation (ACS), to investigate their relationship with commercial herd performance.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 15
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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Wicks, H.C.F. and Leaver, J.D. (2000). Development of a model to predict dry matter intake of individual dairy cattle on commercial farms. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science (March 2000); p141.CrossRefGoogle Scholar