@conference {75890,
	title = {BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Phenotypic selection of cows for lactation persistency},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {71},
	year = {2011},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {136-138},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Invercargill},
	abstract = {Lactational persistency is the degree to which early lactation yield persists during the lactation season. Though this is a desired dairy performance trait, it has not been directly selected for in New Zealand dairy populations. In spring-calving pasture-fed cows, peak lactation is reached soon after calving and then declines by about 10\% per month (Davis et al., 2000) until the cows are... Continued},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Hickey SM and Singh K and Morris CA and Henderson HV and Molenaar AJ}
}
