Estimation of 305-day milk yield from test-day records of Chinese Holstein cattle

This study compared six models, namely the Gaines, Sikka, Nelder, Wood, Dhanoa and Hayashi models, for the estimation of 305 days milk yield in Chinese Holstein cattle. We compared their ability to reliably predict 305-day lactation yield from incomplete (3 or 6 test-day (TD)) records. Our findings...

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Main Authors: Ling-na Kong, Jian-bin Li, Rong-ling Li, Xiu-xin Zhao, Ya-bin Ma, Shao-hua Sun, Jin-ming Huang, Zhi-hua Ju, Ming-hai Hou, Ji-feng Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2017.1403918