Essays about: "Montbéliarde"

Found 2 essays containing the word Montbéliarde.

  1. 1. Comparing crossbred and purebred dairy cows for economically important traits

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Sofie Liedgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Crossbreed; Holstein; Montbéliarde; Jersey; Fertility; Production;

    Abstract : The use of dairy x dairy crossbreeding as a breeding strategy has increased in Sweden, which has led to an increase of Brown Swiss, Jersey and Montbéliarde crosses. Multiple studies have been done on Montbéliarde and Jersey crossbreds in the USA but to our knowledge, no such study has been done on Swedish data. READ MORE

  3. 2. Case study: phenotypic and economic effect of crossbreeding in a Swedish red and white dairy cattle herd

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden

    Author : Victoria Ekenberg; [2017]
    Keywords : crossbreeding; heterosis; case study; dairy cattle; SRB; Holstein; Montbéliarde; Jersey;

    Abstract : Profitable dairy production is always strived for. In recent years, dairy production in developed countries struggle with genetic problems like increasing inbreeding, reduced fertility and at the same time increasing market demands for competitiveness. READ MORE