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Comparison of milk production, mastitis, lameness and days to conception of Brown Swiss, Holstein and Holstein cross Brown Swiss dairy cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

G Wellwood  and
J K Margerison
G Wellwood*
Affiliation:
University Of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
J K Margerison
Affiliation:
University Of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Email: robartsA@aol.com
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Mastitis is a complex disease causing inflammation of the udder, which has been estimated to cost the dairy farmer between £40-£117/cow per year (Stott et al., 2002). Economic loss occurs as a result of discarded milk, reduced milk yield and milk quality, increased vet costs and an increase in replacement costs. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of breed on the incidence of mastitis and somatic cell counts and milk production capabilities of Holstein Friesian, Brown Swiss and Brown Swiss crossbred cows.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 86
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Copyright © 2016 The American Society of International Law

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References

Stott, A. W., Jones, G. M., Gunn, G. J., Chase-Topping, M., Humphry, R. W., Richardson, H. and Logue, D. N. 2002. Optimum replacement policies for the control of subclinical mastitis due to S. aureus in dairy cows. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 53: 627-644.Google Scholar