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Articles | Volume 61, issue 4
Articles | Volume 61, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-413-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-413-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 61, issue 4
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30 Oct 2018
Original study |  | 30 Oct 2018

Body weight prediction using body size measurements in Fleckvieh, Holstein, and Brown Swiss dairy cows in lactation and dry periods

Leonhard Gruber, Maria Ledinek, Franz Steininger, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, Karl Zottl, Martin Royer, Kurt Krimberger, Martin Mayerhofer, and Christa Egger-Danner

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The objective of this study was to predict dairy cows' body weight from body size measurements. Body weight is an important trait for both management and breeding. Data were derived from 167 commercial Austrian dairy farms. To ensure high prediction accuracy, the use of a combination of both heart girth and belly girth is recommended if the use of scales is impossible. The large and heterogeneous data set supported a valid prediction.
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