Modelling Pasture-based Automatic Milking System Herds: System Fitness of Grazeable Home-grown Forages, Land Areas and Walking Distances

To maintain a predominantly pasture-based system, the large herd milked by automatic milking rotary would be required to walk significant distances. Walking distances of greater than 1-km are associated with an increased incidence of undesirably long milking intervals and reduced milk yield. Complem...

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Main Authors: M. R. Islam, S. C. Garcia, C. E. F. Clark, K. L. Kerrisk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2015-06-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-28-6-903.pdf