Development of a Benchmarking Tool for Dairy Herd Management Using Routinely Collected Herd Records

Development of a Benchmarking Tool for Dairy Herd Management Using Routinely Collected Herd Records

Continuous assessment of the herd status is important in order to monitor and adjust to changes in the welfare and health status but can be time consuming and expensive. In this study, herd status indicators from routinely collected dairy herd improvement (DHI) records were used to develop a remote...

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Main Authors: Daniel Warner, Elsa Vasseur, Marianne Villettaz Robichaud, Steve Adam, Doris Pellerin, Daniel M. Lefebvre, René Lacroix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
dairy herd improvement
composite index
animal welfare
animal health
profitability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1689

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