by Heinz Meissner
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Discipline: nutrition/feeding;
Discipline: reproduction;
Discipline: genetic evaluation;
Discipline: Composition;
Discipline: management;
Replacement heifer rearing is often neglected on dairy farms because for farmers the cost of rearing heifers apparently outweighs the advantage of well grown-out heifers. These advantages manifest in early conception and milk yield. To investigate trends in heifer raising, weights for age as a measure of heifer feeding programs were studied in the Western Cape.
Discipline: breeding;
Discipline: health;
Discipline: grazing/pastures;