Browsing Dairy by Subject "Age at first calving"

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Browsing Dairy by Subject "Age at first calving"

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  • Reduced age at first calving: effects on lifetime production, longevity, and profitability
    Meyer, M.J.; Everett, R.W.; Van Amburgh, M.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2004)
    The primary advantages of reducing age at first calving (AFC) include reducing rearing costs as well as reducing time in which the heifer is only a capital drain on farm resources. The primary disadvantage of reducing AFC ...