Development and evaluation of a pastoral simulation model that predicts dairy cattle performance based on animal genotype and environmental sensitivity information

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 13-25

  Bryant, Jeremy ^a   Lopez Villalobos, Nicolas ^a   Holmes, Colin ^a   Pryce, Jennie ^b   Rossi, Jose ^c,d   Macdonald, Kevin ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

^c Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Environment; Evaluation; Genotype; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MILK; PASTURE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; YIELD;

AUSTRALASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 41049090972     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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