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  36. are crucial to profitable dairying.
  37. Although, genetic improvement in the
  38. last few decades has led to substantial
  39. increases in milk yield/cow, fertility and
  40. reproductive health have declined
  41. (Dematawewa and Berger, 1998).
  42.  
  43. In a pasture-based system, a 365 day
  44. calving interval is crucial for optimum
  45. profit. Hence the need to increase milk
  46. yield by improving persistence of
  47. lactation rather than peak lactation
  48. which puts increased stress on the
  49. cows at the time when they should be
  50. rebreeding. Peak milk yield,
  51. persistency and lactation length are
  52. the key components of the lactation
  53. profile. Dairy cows with high peak
  54. yields are more prone to metabolic
  55. and physiological disorders (Terkeli et
  56. al 1999). Although estimated breeding
  57. values (EBV) in dairy cows in Australia
  58. incorporates indices of economic
  59. value, such as survival and milking
  60. speed, the impact of the current breeding approach and management
  61. on the shape of the lactation profile is
  62. not clear.
  63.  
  64. Mathematical functions such as those
  65. previously used to describe a series of
  66. milk test day records (Wood, 1967,
  67. Wilmink, 1987), have the advantage of
  68. minimizing random variation while
  69. simultaneously summarising the
  70. lactation profile into biologically
  71. interpretable parameters." name="eprints.abstract" />
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  129. Although, genetic improvement in the
  130. last few decades has led to substantial
  131. increases in milk yield/cow, fertility and
  132. reproductive health have declined
  133. (Dematawewa and Berger, 1998).
  134.  
  135. In a pasture-based system, a 365 day
  136. calving interval is crucial for optimum
  137. profit. Hence the need to increase milk
  138. yield by improving persistence of
  139. lactation rather than peak lactation
  140. which puts increased stress on the
  141. cows at the time when they should be
  142. rebreeding. Peak milk yield,
  143. persistency and lactation length are
  144. the key components of the lactation
  145. profile. Dairy cows with high peak
  146. yields are more prone to metabolic
  147. and physiological disorders (Terkeli et
  148. al 1999). Although estimated breeding
  149. values (EBV) in dairy cows in Australia
  150. incorporates indices of economic
  151. value, such as survival and milking
  152. speed, the impact of the current breeding approach and management
  153. on the shape of the lactation profile is
  154. not clear.
  155.  
  156. Mathematical functions such as those
  157. previously used to describe a series of
  158. milk test day records (Wood, 1967,
  159. Wilmink, 1987), have the advantage of
  160. minimizing random variation while
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  275. <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Using lactation curves as a tool for breeding, nutrition and health management decisions in pasture-based dairy systems</h1>
  276. <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Adediran, S.A.</span> and <span class="person_name">Malau-Aduli, A.E.O.</span> and <span class="person_name">Roche, J.R.</span> and <span class="person_name">Donaghy, D.J.</span> (2007) <xhtml:em>Using lactation curves as a tool for breeding, nutrition and health management decisions in pasture-based dairy systems.</xhtml:em> In: Dairy Research Foundation Symposium, 8-9 November 2007, Sydney.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_3991' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2966/1/Malau-Aduli_2007DRFSydney.pdf" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_3991' );"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_3991"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2966/thumbnails/1/preview.png" class="ep_preview_image" border="0" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2966/1/Malau-Aduli_2007DRFSydney.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />122Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/foundations/drf/symposium.shtml">http://www.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/foundations/drf/symposium.shtml</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Milk yield and reproductive efficiency&#13;
  277. are crucial to profitable dairying.&#13;
  278. Although, genetic improvement in the&#13;
  279. last few decades has led to substantial&#13;
  280. increases in milk yield/cow, fertility and&#13;
  281. reproductive health have declined&#13;
  282. (Dematawewa and Berger, 1998).&#13;
  283. &#13;
  284. In a pasture-based system, a 365 day&#13;
  285. calving interval is crucial for optimum&#13;
  286. profit. Hence the need to increase milk&#13;
  287. yield by improving persistence of&#13;
  288. lactation rather than peak lactation&#13;
  289. which puts increased stress on the&#13;
  290. cows at the time when they should be&#13;
  291. rebreeding. Peak milk yield,&#13;
  292. persistency and lactation length are&#13;
  293. the key components of the lactation&#13;
  294. profile. Dairy cows with high peak&#13;
  295. yields are more prone to metabolic&#13;
  296. and physiological disorders (Terkeli et&#13;
  297. al 1999). Although estimated breeding&#13;
  298. values (EBV) in dairy cows in Australia&#13;
  299. incorporates indices of economic&#13;
  300. value, such as survival and milking&#13;
  301. speed, the impact of the current breeding approach and management&#13;
  302. on the shape of the lactation profile is&#13;
  303. not clear.&#13;
  304. &#13;
  305. Mathematical functions such as those&#13;
  306. previously used to describe a series of&#13;
  307. milk test day records (Wood, 1967,&#13;
  308. Wilmink, 1987), have the advantage of&#13;
  309. minimizing random variation while&#13;
  310. simultaneously summarising the&#13;
  311. lactation profile into biologically&#13;
  312. interpretable parameters.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">In: Bill Fulkerson (Editor) Current Topics in Dairy Production, Volume 12’, Proceedings of the Dairy&#13;
  313. Research Foundation Symposium, The University of Sydney, Australia, 74-78 (2007)</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Lactation curves, pasture-based dairy systems, breeding, nutrition, health management</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270207.html">270000 Biological Sciences &gt; 270200 Genetics &gt; 270207 Quantitative Genetics</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/300401.html">300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences &gt; 300400 Animal Production &gt; 300401 Animal Breeding</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/300400.html">300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences &gt; 300400 Animal Production</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2966</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Dr Aduli E.O. Malau-Aduli</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">24 Jan 2008 11:27</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">24 Jan 2008 11:57</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2966;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&amp;eprintid=2966">item control page</a></p>
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