The impact of age at first calving on first lactation performance of dairy heifers within the United Kingdom

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The impact of age at first calving on first lactation performance of dairy heifers within the United Kingdom

The objective of this research was to evaluate the performance and survival of first lactation heifers within a large sample of herds across United Kingdom and specifically to assess the association between age at first calving (AFC) on their survival. Data from 437 herds were re-structured for anal...

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Main Author:	Sherwin, Virginia Elizabeth
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39505/

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