[HTML][HTML] Consistency of dry matter intake in Holstein cows: Heritability estimates and associations with feed efficiency

L Cavani, KLP Gaddis, RL Baldwin, JEP Santos… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Resilience can be defined as the capacity to maintain performance or bounce back to
normal functioning after a perturbation, and studying fluctuations in daily feed intake may be …

Association of milk metabolites with feed intake and traits impacting feed efficiency in lactating Holstein dairy cows

LM James, MS Mayes, CJ Siberski-Cooper… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Genetic selection for feed efficiency is possible in Holstein dairy cattle. However, measuring
individual cow feed intake is expensive, which limits available phenotypes, resulting in lower …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between body temperature and feed efficiency traits in lactating Holstein cows

L Cavani, LC Novo, FS Reyes, BM Nascimento… - JDS …, 2024 - Elsevier
Differences in feed efficiency among dairy cows could be partially explained by changes in
body temperature due to the heat increment. This heat represents chemical energy lost, and …

Evaluation of Wearable Sensors and Health Metrics as Indicator Traits for Feed Intake in Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows

CJ Cooper - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Increasing the sustainability of agriculture is important across all sectors, including dairy. An
area with the ability to have a large impact on sustainability, both economically and …