Associations Between Housing, Management, and Morbidity During Rearing and Subsequent First-Lactation Milk Production of Dairy Cows in Southwest Sweden

From: Journal of Dairy Science | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Information regarding health, management, and housing from birth to first calving was collected for 1,029 Swedish Reds, 991 Swedish Holsteins, and 40 heifers of crossbreed or other breeds on bimonthly farm visits made by 3 project veterinarians to 107 dairy herds in southwest Sweden. Additional data were obtained from the official milk- and health-recording program. Milk production at first test day after calving [energycorrected milk (ECM)1] and during the first 305 d of lactation (ECM305), respectively, were analyzed by 2level (animal; herd) linear regression, after initial ...

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