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Effects of four contrasting grassland-based milk production systems on dairy cow fertility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

C.P. Ferris
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down N. Ireland BT26 6DR
M.A. McCoy
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down N. Ireland BT26 6DR
W.J. McCaughey
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down N. Ireland BT26 6DR
D.C. Patterson
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down N. Ireland BT26 6DR
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High genetic merit dairy cows were managed on four contrasting grassland based systems of milk production over a three-year period (Ferris et al., 2000). Each of the four systems were designed to incorporate a range of different approaches to increasing nutrient intakes. Key performance data from this study are presented in Table 1. The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of the four milk production systems on dairy cow fertility.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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Ferris, et al. (2000) A comparison of four contrasting milk production systems for high genetic merit winter calving dairy cows in a grassland based production environment. BSAS Winter Meeting, Scarborough. P 12.Google Scholar