Development and Economic Comparison of Selection Criteria for Cows and Bulls with a Dairy Herd Simulation Model

Download or read book Development and Economic Comparison of Selection Criteria for Cows and Bulls with a Dairy Herd Simulation Model written by A. Kuipers and published by Center Agricultural Pub & Document. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selection criteria for cow culling. Application of replacement theory to cow culling. Development of an economic index. Selection criteria for choosing bulls. Thechnique used to study decision problems. Choice among milk traits to include in decision criteria. Dairy herd simulation model. Comparison of cow culling criteria with the dairy herd. Comparison of criteria for choosing bulls with the dairy herd simulation model.