Most dairy farmers are fully aware of the importance of achieving a low herd replacement rate, yet often fail to address this properly when making breeding decisions. Now two sets of research throw new light on its financial value and highlight the tools to be used to breed a long living cow. The difference between a good and a bad replacement rate can mean as much as pound 20,000 to a typical 150-head dairy herd, yet many farmers are failing to use the tools at their disposal to produce longer lasting cows.
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