The inheritance of conformation traits in British Friesians 英文参考文献.docVIP

on yield is carried out only on the basis of first lactation A formula is developed for computing the optimal culling rate, which is a function of the expected difference in yield bet- ween first and later lactations and of the repeatability of yield. of the current herd is little affected by culling. At the optimum of about around cent, so it is likely to be more economic to bring fewer heifers into the herd and practise a minimum of culling. If a substantial genetic trend is incorporated and yield is to be maximized in later generations, the benefits of culling are greater and fewe