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Evaluation of dual-purpose cows on a seasonal grass-based system of milk production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

F. Buckley ,
P. Dillon ,
R.D. Evans  and
J.F. Mee
F. Buckley*
Affiliation:
Dairy Production Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
P. Dillon
Affiliation:
Dairy Production Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
R.D. Evans
Affiliation:
Dairy Production Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
J.F. Mee
Affiliation:
Dairy Production Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
*
Email:fbuckley@moorepark.teagasc.ie
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In recent years the relevance of continued selection for higher milk yield alone has been questioned for three reasons (Simm, 1998): 1) the introduction of milk quotas in some countries, 2) the now well documented deleterious effect of selection for yield on health and fertility (Pryce and Veerkamp, 2001), and, 3) the increased emphasis in payment schemes in many countries on milk composition. The purpose of this study was to measure the biological efficiency of two dual-purpose breeds (Montbeliarde (MB) and Normande (NR)) relative to two Holstein-Friesian strains (upgraded Irish Holstein-Friesian (CL) and Dutch Holstein-Friesian (HF)) on a spring-calving milk production system based mainly on grazed grass as a feed.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 58
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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