Børsting, C.F., Danish Cattle Research Centre, Tjele, Denmark
Halachmi, I., Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Maltz, E., Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Weisbjerg, M.R., University of Aarhus, Research Centre Foulum, Tjele, Denmark

An individual feed intake model based on daily observed milk yield and body weight was tested on robotically milked cows of three different breeds. The average mean absolute errors were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than errors obtained with the NRC (2001) model - 2.10 vs. 2.43 kg; 2.24 vs. 2.49 kg; and 1.87 vs. 2.13 kg dry matter intake (DMI) - for the Danish Red, Holstein, and Jersey cows, respectively.