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Project coordination
Subproject 1: Dairy cows and cattle
Improving performance, animal health & welfare, environmental impact and product quality in organic and ‘low input’ dairy cow and beef cattle production systems
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The subproject
Work packages of subproject 1
- WP1.1 Development of WITHIN BREED selection systems to improve animal health, product quality and performance traits; comparing genome-wide and traditional quantitative-genetic selection
- WP1.2 Development of improved CROSS-BREEDING strategies to optimise the balance between ‘robustness’ and performance traits; comparing cross-breeds with pure-bred Holstein Friesian genotypes
- WP1.3 Design of optimised breeding and management systems for different MACRO-CLIMATIC REGIONS of Europe; model-based multi-criteria evaluation with respect to performance, animal health and welfare, product quality and environmental impact
Dairy cattle: Cross breeding strategies (Work package 1.2)
Work package 1.2 'Development of improved CROSS-BREEDING strategies to optimise the Balance between ‘robustness’ and performance traits; comparing cross-breeds with pure-bred Holstein Friesian genotypes' is divided into the following sub work packages.
- WP 1.2.0 Managment
- WP 1.2.1 STAGE 1 Effect of cross-breeding strategies on animal health and milk yield and quality parameters in Holstein Friesian cattle
- WP 1.2.2 STAGE 2 Effect of oil seed feed supplementation on animal health and milk yield and quality parameters in pure and cross-breed Holstein Friesian cattle