Lifetime Performance in Dairy Cattle. Genetic Parameters and Expected Improvement from Selection
Lifetime Performance in Dairy Cattle. Genetic Parameters and Expected Improvement from Selection
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奶牛的终生表现。
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1992
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E. Strandberg
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E. Strandberg
Abstract The aims of this study were (1) to estimate genetic parameters for some biological and economic measures taken early in life, and subsequent lifetime economic performance traits, and (2) to calculate the expected genetic gain in lifetime performance from selection based on various selection indices. The breeding goal traits were: net income per year of productive life and lifetime income divided by cost. The early economic index traits were: net income per year and income divided by cost, measured during the first lactation or the first 15 months of productive life. Economic traits were calculated on the basis of production, fertility, and disease data on around 10000 cows having an opportunity to produce for at least 5 years. Variance-covariance components were estimated by applying a multiple-trait restricted maximum likelihood procedure to a sire model. The heritability estimates were around 40% for yield in 1st lactation, 20–30% for the early economic measures, and 10–15% for lifetime income/...