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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2015-06-01
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Series: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-28-6-903.pdf |