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Shaping her future – Rearing the high producing cow

Published: September 16, 2016
Summary
In the pursuit of improved milk yield and production efficiencies, the question has long been asked, when can we best influence a cow’s milk production? For years, the focus has been during the lactation itself, shifting over time to the importance of the transition period. More recently, the importance of early life development has come to the attention of researchers and producers alike. ...
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Fernando Soberon
Nutreco
Michael Van Amburgh
Cornell University
Cornell University
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Pierre Dionne
Nutreco
19 de septiembre de 2016
Great paper!
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Arturo Almada
Arturo Almada
21 de septiembre de 2016
Excellent article. definitely we should make known these concepts. Many dairy farmer don't pay attention to this category because they consider as "improductive category", it is true but as we know the importance to care the animals during the first 60 days after born is the key.
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Tsur Hadar
SRC
26 de enero de 2020
Excellent article. Thanks
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