Development and evaluation of the herd dynamic milk model with focus on the individual cow component

The herd dynamic milk (HDM) model is a dynamic model capable of simulating the performance of individual dairy animals (from birth to death), with a daily time step. Within this study, the HDM model is described and evaluated in relation to milk production, body condition score (BCS) and BCS change...

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Main Authors: E. Ruelle, L. Delaby, M. Wallace, L. Shalloo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116001026