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P2a: Longevity: Age, Parity and Intensive Herds

by Kirsty Jaensch | Jul 25, 2024

Back to P2 projects P2a: Longevity: Age, Parity and Intensive Herds Getting more milk from cows Cows tend to produce more milk with each lactation. But cows in Australian dairy herds are young. Only 10% of cows produce milk for five lactations or more and about 60%...

P2g – Effects of environment and age of first calving on longevity and production of cattle

by David | May 26, 2023

Dairy UP PhD Projects P2g – Effects of environment and age of first calving on longevity and production of cattle PhD Student Andrew Lean The longevity of a dairy cow is directly related to the profitability and environmental sustainability of the dairy...

P2a – Improving dairy cow longevity through metabolomics

by David | Sep 5, 2021

Dairy UP PhD Projects P2a – Improving dairy cow longevity through metabolomics PhD Student David Sheedy | david.sheedy@sydney.edu.au The longevity of a dairy cow is directly related to the profitability and environmental sustainability of the dairy industry. The...

P2d – Interactions between dairy feeding systems, facility design, production and health

by David | Sep 5, 2021

Dairy UP PhD Projects P2d – Interactions between dairy feeding systems, facility design, production and health This project will explore the differences in performance and response to environmental change between intensively housed or extensively managed herds:...

P2a: Longevity: Age, Parity and Intensive Herds

P2g – Effects of environment and age of first calving on longevity and production of cattle

P2a – Improving dairy cow longevity through metabolomics

P2d – Interactions between dairy feeding systems, facility design, production and health

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