Dairy R&D in SA

Discipline: genetic evaluation; 

Discipline: Composition; 

Discipline: management;

Replacement heifer rearing is often neglected on dairy farms because for farmers the cost of rearing heifers apparently outweighs the advantage of well grown-out heifers. These advantages manifest in early conception and milk yield. To investigate trends in heifer raising, weights for age as a measure of heifer feeding programs were studied in the Western Cape.

Discipline: breeding;

 Discipline: health;                                                                                        

Discipline: grazing/pastures;