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Understanding the performance of cows in a milking herd based on EBI
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<blockquote data-quote="DairyNerd" data-source="post: 9210143" data-attributes="member: 168926"><p>I think you are looking at it the wrong way round. EBI doesn't focus so much on milk production because it is a measure designed for use primarily by intensive grazing herds and therefore uses metrics which reflect what those dairies want. Milk production is part of that, hence it is still part of the EBI, but the focus is more balanced towards other traits; fertility, solids etc... You can still select bulls with high milk production rather than solids production sub indices if that is what you want. </p><p></p><p>In any case, most of the studies to date seem to be showing a strong relationship between increasing the EBI in your herd and increasing profitability.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DairyNerd, post: 9210143, member: 168926"] I think you are looking at it the wrong way round. EBI doesn't focus so much on milk production because it is a measure designed for use primarily by intensive grazing herds and therefore uses metrics which reflect what those dairies want. Milk production is part of that, hence it is still part of the EBI, but the focus is more balanced towards other traits; fertility, solids etc... You can still select bulls with high milk production rather than solids production sub indices if that is what you want. In any case, most of the studies to date seem to be showing a strong relationship between increasing the EBI in your herd and increasing profitability. [/QUOTE]
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