Higher within-herd diversity linked to stable milk production
Greater within-herd diversity linked to lower milk yield variability in Pays de Saint-Flour compared to Bocage Bourbonnais
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Detail description
Higher within-herd diversity correlates with lower interannual milk yield variability. In the Pays de Saint-Flour (n=61), the diversity index was 4.0 [3.8–4.4], with lower yield variability (347 kg [270–432]) compared to the Bocage Bourbonnais (n=31; index 3.65 [3.4–3.7]; variability 523 kg [436–642]). Data from 92 dairy herds (2000–2014) show a negative relationship between diversity and yield variability (R² = 0.2403, y = -1098 + 172.6x).
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Contribution detail info
- Project
new-DEAL
Diversité de l'élevage en Auvergne : un levier de durabilité pour la transition agroécologique
- Location
- France
- Authors
- Fabienne Blanc (VetAgro Sup), Chantal Chassaing (VetAgro Sup)
- Purpose
- Access data
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Jul 29, 2020
- Origin language
- French
- Official project website
- new-DEAL
- License
- CC BY
- Keywords