娟姗牛（Jersey）引种观察初报

[目的]为了寻求适应广西乃至我国南方的乳用黄牛品种。[方法]我所从新西兰引进一批娟姗牛。通过对娟姗牛适应性观察及其生产性能测定,取得良好效果。[结果]表明：公、母犊牛平均初生重分别为22．75±2．94kg和20．99±2．94kg,6月龄平均体重分别为126．14±19．15kg和126．17±12．22kg,一岁牛平均体重分别为272．67±54．27kg和225．61±27．33kg,四岁母牛平均体重为443．04±62．78kg。母牛第一胎305d平均泌乳量4477．05±635．77kg（4％标准乳）。[结论]娟姗牛适应高温高湿气候环境条件,具有适应性强、耐粗饲、抗热性能良好、抗病力强、泌乳性能高、乳质浓厚、乳脂率高等特点,是一个适应南方饲养的优良乳用黄牛品种,应加快推广应用。     

Herd characteristics influence farmers’ preferences for trait improvements in Danish Red and Danish Jersey cows

The aim of this study was to characterize preferences of farmers for breeding goal traits with Danish Red (DR) or Danish Jersey (DJ) cows. A breed-specific survey was established to characterize farmers’ preferences for improvements in 10 traits, by means of pairwise rankings using the online software 1000Minds. These pairwise rankings were based on equal economic worth of trait improvements. The DR survey was filled in by 87 farmers and the DJ survey by 76 farmers. Both DR and DJ farmers gave the highest preference to improvements in mastitis, and the lowest to calving difficulty. By means of a cluster analysis, three distinct clusters of farmers were identified per breed. Comparisons of herd characteristics between clusters suggest that farmers choose to improve traits that are problematic in their herds. This study shows that heterogeneity exists in farmers’ preferences for trait improvements and that herd characteristics influence these preferences in DR and DJ.