Abstract
Crossbreeding strategy may have a major economic impact in tropical dairy production. Important heterosis is the rule, both for productive and adaptive traits, particularly in the more stressful environments, so FI of Boa tauAuA x B. indicia crosses show superior performance in most circumstances. Differences between breeds/crosses become more apparent when important components of overall economic merit are not disregarded, such as herdlife, survival, lactation length and milk quality. Given the importance of genotype x environment interactions, matching cattle germplasm to other available resources is crucial for economic production. A continuous FI heifer replacement scheme may have sound economic basis, although other breeding strategies might be preferable depending on circumstances.
Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Volume XIV. Dairy cattle genetics and breeding, adaptation and conservation., , 310–319, 1990
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