Short communication: Changes in the association between milk yield and age at first calving in holstein cows with herd environment level for milk yield.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of herd environment class on the genetic and phenotypic relationships of mature equivalent milk yield (MY) on age at first calving (AFC). Data analyzed were 248,230 first parity records of Holstein cows, daughters of 588 sires in 3,042 herds in the United States. Heritability for AFC was 0.33 +/- 0.01 and 0.20 +/- 0.01 in high and low environment herds,...

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