Use of termination events and mortality data recorded during the lactation as a proxy to predict the genetics of resilience and health of dairy cattle

ABSTRACT: Increasing production and environmental challenges in dairy cattle means that selecting for resilience is becoming more important. This study explored whether data on cows that exit before completing their lactation and those that die during lactation can be used to predict resilience. To...

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Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	M. Haile-Mariam, M.E. Goddard, Joanna Newton, Michelle Axford, Gert Nieuwhof, M. Khansefid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-05-01
Subjects:	cow exit heritability genetic correlation resilience type traits milk yield
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030225000463