Development of a Temperate Dairy Cattle Breeding Programme in Sri Lanka Using Milk, Fertility and Udder Health Traits |
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| Author:
| Samaraweera, Amali |
| Thesis advisor or supervisor:
| Hermesch, Susanne
van der Werf, Julius
Boerner, Vinzent |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921597-85-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2021 |
| Publisher: | University of New England
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $0.00 |
Book Description:
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This study aimed to lay a foundation for a dairy cattle breeding programme in tropical Sri Lanka using temperate dairy breeds. The fundamental requirements for establishing a breeding programme were studied, i.e. genetic parameters and economic values were estimated and response to selection was predicted for milk production, fertility and udder health traits in imported Jersey and Jersey-Friesian crossbred cows in Sri Lanka. These traits should be included in the breeding objective...
More DescriptionThis study aimed to lay a foundation for a dairy cattle breeding programme in tropical Sri Lanka using temperate dairy breeds. The fundamental requirements for establishing a breeding programme were studied, i.e. genetic parameters and economic values were estimated and response to selection was predicted for milk production, fertility and udder health traits in imported Jersey and Jersey-Friesian crossbred cows in Sri Lanka. These traits should be included in the breeding objective for temperate dairy breeds in large-scale intensive dairy farms in Sri Lanka. A structure and function for implementing a temperate dairy cattle breeding programme in Sri Lanka was proposed and recommendations for routine data collection were provided.