Economic modelling of the comparative performance of Jersey x Holstein-Friesian crossbred cows in Victorian Holstein-Friesian herds
Pyman,M.F.; Malcolm,W.; Macmillan,K.L.
Proceedings Of The New Zealand Society Of Animal Production: 84-87
2008
Accession: 031049174
An economic model was developed to compare two different farm systems using the production results and reproductive performance figures derived from an observational study of 14 seasonally calving dairy herds in Victoria. The farm systems modelled were a crossbred herd comprising Jersey x Holstein-Friesian and Holstein-Friesian x (Jersey x Holstein-Friesian) breed types and a herd of Holstein-Friesian cows with farm operating profit as the outcome.