Scientific justification of the breeding program of red dairy cattle in the Republic of Belarus

A scientific substantiation of the main directions of the program for creating a domestic breed of red dairy cattle has been developed, which provides for pure breeding and various cross-breeding options to obtain high-producing animals with good reproductive performance and productive longevity.

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