Rearing strategy and optimizing first-calving targets in dairy heifers: a review

Much research has been carried out and published on dairy replacement management, in order to rear heifers as efficiently as possible, from both a technical and economical point of view. In most cases, the aim is to rear the heifers at the lowest cost possible without any deleterious effects on futu...

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Main Authors: Y. Le Cozler, V. Lollivier, P. Lacasse, C. Disenhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002498