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Effects of Housing System on Dairy Heifer Replacement Cost From Birth to Calving: Evaluating Costs of Confinement, Dry-Lot, and Pasture-Based Systems and Their Impact on Total Rearing Investment

Replacement heifer rearing is critical for the future of dairy operations, to improve genetic merit and maintain herd size. A myriad of options exist on how to manage, feed, and ultimately raise replacement heifers. Pasture is perceived to offer optimal welfare and an economical housing system for r...

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Publicado en:Front Vet Sci
Main Authors: Hawkins, Anna, Burdine, K. H., Amaral-Phillips, D. M., Costa, Joao H. C.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7596243/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33178724
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00625
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