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Evaluation of NOSCOW

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

P. J. Broadbent ,
J. H. Topps ,
J. J. Clark  and
J. M. Bruce
P. J. Broadbent
Affiliation:
The North of Scotland College of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
J. H. Topps
Affiliation:
The North of Scotland College of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
J. J. Clark
Affiliation:
Scottish Farm Buildings Investigation Unit, Craibstone, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9TR
J. M. Bruce
Affiliation:
Scottish Farm Buildings Investigation Unit, Craibstone, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9TR
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Two data sets have been used to evaluate NOSCOW, a model of the energy system of cows which allows milk production and live-weight change to be predicted simultaneously from dietary energy intake (Bruce, Broadbent and Topps, 1984).

Black and White Danish Dairy Cows (SDM) were used by Østergaard (1979) to study concentrate feeding strategies. There were nine treatments which differed in the level and pattern of concentrates fed over the first 36 weeks of lactation. These treatments caused substantial differences in the levels and patterns of energy intake.

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Milk Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 23
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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References

Bruce, J. M., Broadbent, P. J. and Topps, J. H. 1984. A model of the energy system of lactating, and pregnant, cows. Anim. Prod. In Press.Google Scholar
Østergaard, V. 1979. Strategies for concentrate feeding to attain optimum feeding level in high yielding dairy cows. Beretn. St. Husdyrbrugs fors., 482.Google Scholar