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Genetic parameters for body weight from birth to calving and associations between weights with test-day, health, and female fertility traits.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Mar 2018
Yin Tong, König Sven
Abstract excerpt
A data set including 57,868 records for calf birth weight (CABW) and 9,462 records for weight at first insemination (IBW) were used for the estimation of direct and maternal genetic effects in Holstein Friesian dairy cattle. Furthermore, CABW and IBW were correlated with test-day production records and health traits in first-lactation cows, and with nonreturn rates in heifers. Health traits considered overall...
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