
Research: Where should your farmer dollars be spent?
I went to a DairyNZ field day last week where the results of an investigation into feed conversion efficiency were presented. Some animals just manage to achieve more production from less food eaten with the difference between the best and worst highly significant – so it’s well worth a look at the issue. The researchers found that the contribution played by genetics to the difference between the best and worst performers was between 14% and 19%. It was concluded that further