Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 75-75.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2016.05.029

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Explanation and Application of Dairy Herd Improvement(DHI) Report

WANG Xin-yan ,WEN Wan,TUO Zheng-jun,SHAO Huai-feng,ZHANG Wei-xin,WANG Kun, LI Wei-qi (1.Animal Husbandry Working Station of Haiyuan County of Ningxia,Haiyuan 755200,China;2.Animal Husbandry. Working Station of Ningxia,Yinehuan 750002,China)   

  • Online:2016-05-20 Published:2016-05-20

Abstract: In recent years, with the rapid development of dairy farming industry, Dairy Herd Improvement(DHI) technology is widely used in dairy farms. The DHI report provides information on feeding management, reproduction and mating, udder health,disease control, which renders guidelines for scientific management and mate selection, effective mastitis control and rational cow′elimination and is helpful for improvement of dairy cows production performance and economic benefit. A comprehensive and accurate explanation on DHI report is of great significance for practical problems solving in dairy farms and dairy herd improvement. We analyzed the crucial indicators in a DHI report from a dairy in Ningxia, so as to provide references for the application of DHI report in dairy farms.

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