Effect of Calf Gender on Milk Yield and Fatty Acid Content in Holstein Dairy Cows.

The scale of sexed semen use to avoid the birth of unwanted bull calves in the UK dairy industry depends on several economic factors. It has been suggested in other studies that calf gender may affect milk yield in Holsteins- something that would affect the economics of sexed semen use. The present...

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Main Authors: Amy V Gillespie, James L Ehrlich, Dai H Grove-White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5221817?pdf=render