Essays about: "Roberto Espinola Alfonso"

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  1. 1. How does a beef x dairy calving affect the dairy cow’s following lactation period?

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

    Author : Roberto Espinola Alfonso; [2022]
    Keywords : beef cattle; dairy cattle; crossbreeding; milk yield; fertility; survival;

    Abstract : In dairy x beef breeding, much of the research has focused on the performance of the crossbred calves, yet little focus has been given to the subsequent performance of the cow itself. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of dairy cows for milk yield, fertility, and survival traits after giving birth to crossbred calves, and to compare this to the performance of dairy cows after giving birth to purebred dairy calves. READ MORE