Description
Dairy selection objectives and farm production systems in USA and Europe are different from those in New Zealand (NZ). The use of overseas semen in NZ in the last 20 years has changed the genetics of the former NZ Holstein-Friesian (HF) strain. This trial was designed to demonstrate the genetic progress in the NZ HF dairy herd in the last 25 years and how high production potential North American HF cows perform under pasture-based feeding systems.
Citation
Macdonald, K. A.; Thorrold, B. S.; Glassey, C. B.; Lancaster, J. A. S.; Verkerk, G. A.; Pryce, J. E.; and Holmes, C. W., "Farm Performance From Holstein-Friesian Cows of Three Genetic Strains on Grazed Pasture" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 97.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium4/97
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Farm Performance From Holstein-Friesian Cows of Three Genetic Strains on Grazed Pasture
Dairy selection objectives and farm production systems in USA and Europe are different from those in New Zealand (NZ). The use of overseas semen in NZ in the last 20 years has changed the genetics of the former NZ Holstein-Friesian (HF) strain. This trial was designed to demonstrate the genetic progress in the NZ HF dairy herd in the last 25 years and how high production potential North American HF cows perform under pasture-based feeding systems.
