868
Views
22
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review Article

Breeding dairy cows for the future in New Zealand

Pages 384-389 | Received 07 Jul 2005, Accepted 06 Oct 2005, Published online: 18 Feb 2011

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (7)

A Wehrle-Martinez, KE Lawrence, PJ Back, CW Rogers & KE Dittmer. (2024) Farm management and husbandry practices associated with spontaneous humeral fractures in New Zealand dairy heifers. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 72:2, pages 96-102.
Read now
Felipe Lembeye, Nicolás López-Villalobos, Jennifer L. Burke & Steve R. Davis. (2021) Selection scheme designs for dairy cattle milked once daily in New Zealand: a deterministic approach. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 64:1, pages 127-142.
Read now
Rhiannon C. Handcock, Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos, Lorna R. McNaughton, Penny J. Back, Grant R. Edwards & Rebecca E. Hickson. (2019) Live weight and growth of Holstein-Friesian, Jersey and crossbred dairy heifers in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 62:2, pages 173-183.
Read now
F Lembeye, N López-Villalobos, JL Burke & SR Davis. (2016) Breed and heterosis effects for milk yield traits at different production levels, lactation number and milking frequencies. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 59:2, pages 156-164.
Read now
MP Reichel, FI Hill & H Voges. (2008) Does control of bovine viral diarrhoea infection make economic sense?. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 56:2, pages 60-66.
Read now
SR Davis. (2005) Lactational traits of importance in dairy cows and applications for emerging biotechnologies. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 53:6, pages 400-405.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (15)

Jaimie C. Hunnam, Kevin Lawrence, Zul Bahar A. Rashid, Ben Hitchcock, Scott McDougall, Alvaro Wehrle-Martinez & Jenny F. Weston. (2024) An Assessment of the Epidemiology and Herd-Level Impact of the Fractured Humerus Epidemic in New Zealand Dairy Cattle, 2007–2015: Results from Four Studies. Animals 14:3, pages 524.
Crossref
J. Obšteter, J. Jenko, I. Pocrnic & G. Gorjanc. (2023) Investigating the benefits and perils of importing genetic material in small cattle breeding programs via simulation. Journal of Dairy Science 106:8, pages 5593-5605.
Crossref
J.M.D.R. Jayawardana, N. Lopez-Villalobos, R.E. Hickson & L.R. McNaughton. (2023) Estimation of genetic parameters and individual and maternal breed, heterosis, and recombination loss effects for production and fertility traits of spring-calved cows milked once daily or twice daily in New Zealand. Journal of Dairy Science 106:1, pages 364-380.
Crossref
D.K. Berg, A. Ledgard, M. Donnison, R. McDonald, H.V. Henderson, S. Meier, J.L. Juengel & C.R. Burke. (2022) The first week following insemination is the period of major pregnancy failure in pasture-grazed dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 105:11, pages 9253-9270.
Crossref
Inthujaa Sanjayaranj, Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos, Hugh T. Blair, Patrick W. M. Janssen, Stephen E. Holroyd & Alastair K. H. MacGibbon. (2022) Effect of Breed on the Fatty Acid Composition of Milk from Dairy Cows Milked Once and Twice a Day in Different Stages of Lactation. Dairy 3:3, pages 608-621.
Crossref
D.P. Berry, R.D. Evans & M.M. Kelleher. (2021) Prediction of genetic merit for live weight and body condition score in dairy cows using routinely available linear type and carcass data. Journal of Dairy Science 104:6, pages 6885-6896.
Crossref
Hewa Bahithige Pavithra Chathurangi Ariyarathne, Martin Correa-Luna, Hugh Blair, Dorian Garrick & Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos. (2021) Can Nitrogen Excretion of Dairy Cows Be Reduced by Genetic Selection for Low Milk Urea Nitrogen Concentration?. Animals 11:3, pages 737.
Crossref
Majid Khansefid, Michael E. Goddard, Mekonnen Haile-Mariam, Kon V. Konstantinov, Chris Schrooten, Gerben de Jong, Erica G. Jewell, Erin O’Connor, Jennie E. Pryce, Hans D. Daetwyler & Iona M. MacLeod. (2020) Improving Genomic Prediction of Crossbred and Purebred Dairy Cattle. Frontiers in Genetics 11.
Crossref
Melanie Hess, Tom Druet, Andrew Hess & Dorian Garrick. (2017) Fixed-length haplotypes can improve genomic prediction accuracy in an admixed dairy cattle population. Genetics Selection Evolution 49:1.
Crossref
M.M. Kelleher, P.R. Amer, L. Shalloo, R.D. Evans, T.J. Byrne, F. Buckley & D.P. Berry. (2015) Development of an index to rank dairy females on expected lifetime profit. Journal of Dairy Science 98:6, pages 4225-4239.
Crossref
S.P. Washburn & K.A.E. Mullen. (2014) Invited review: Genetic considerations for various pasture-based dairy systems. Journal of Dairy Science 97:10, pages 5923-5938.
Crossref
F. Buckley, N. Lopez-Villalobos & B.J. Heins. (2014) Crossbreeding: implications for dairy cow fertility and survival. Animal 8, pages 122-133.
Crossref
J.I. Alawneh, M.A. Stevenson, N.B. Williamson, N. Lopez-Villalobos & T. Otley. (2014) The effects of liveweight loss and milk production on the risk of lameness in a seasonally calving, pasture fed dairy herd in New Zealand. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 113:1, pages 72-79.
Crossref
M.C. Lucy, G.A. Verkerk, B.E. Whyte, K.A. Macdonald, L. Burton, R.T. Cursons, J.R. Roche & C.W. Holmes. (2009) Somatotropic axis components and nutrient partitioning in genetically diverse dairy cows managed under different feed allowances in a pasture system. Journal of Dairy Science 92:2, pages 526-539.
Crossref
DONAGH P BERRY. (2008) Genetics—A tool to improve productivity and profitability. International Journal of Dairy Technology 61:1, pages 30-35.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.