Genetic parameters for milk,fat yield and age at first calving of Chinese Holsteins in Heilongjiang were evaluated using multiple trait restricted maximum likelihood procedures with an animal model.Data consisted of ...Genetic parameters for milk,fat yield and age at first calving of Chinese Holsteins in Heilongjiang were evaluated using multiple trait restricted maximum likelihood procedures with an animal model.Data consisted of records of 2496 Chinese Holsteins first lactation cows collected from 1989 to 2000.The model included 21 herd effects,four calving season effects,nine age at first calving effects,6697 animal effects.(Co)variance components of milk yield,fat yield and age at first calving were estimated with the software package for variance component estimation(VCE) by an animal model. The heritabilities were 0.14,0.21,0.38 for milk yield,fat yield and age at first calving,respectively.The estimates of genetic correlation between milk yield and fat yield,age at first calving were 0.96,-0.29,respectively.The estimate of genetic correlation between fat yield and age at first calving was -0.28.展开更多
The results of 439 times of calving interval(CI) from 161 yak cows showed that the average CI is 459(se=131)d. The CI with 3 to 6 calving numbers is 25～48 d shorter than that of 1 to 2 and above 7 calving numbers. Al...The results of 439 times of calving interval(CI) from 161 yak cows showed that the average CI is 459(se=131)d. The CI with 3 to 6 calving numbers is 25～48 d shorter than that of 1 to 2 and above 7 calving numbers. Although slaughtering a great number of calves during the late September and early October do bring about relatively higher calving rate that is mos yak cowst can give 3,4,5 and 6calves during 4,5,6 and 7 years old respectively. This makes major calving months shift from April or May to June.展开更多
文摘Genetic parameters for milk,fat yield and age at first calving of Chinese Holsteins in Heilongjiang were evaluated using multiple trait restricted maximum likelihood procedures with an animal model.Data consisted of records of 2496 Chinese Holsteins first lactation cows collected from 1989 to 2000.The model included 21 herd effects,four calving season effects,nine age at first calving effects,6697 animal effects.(Co)variance components of milk yield,fat yield and age at first calving were estimated with the software package for variance component estimation(VCE) by an animal model. The heritabilities were 0.14,0.21,0.38 for milk yield,fat yield and age at first calving,respectively.The estimates of genetic correlation between milk yield and fat yield,age at first calving were 0.96,-0.29,respectively.The estimate of genetic correlation between fat yield and age at first calving was -0.28.
文摘The results of 439 times of calving interval(CI) from 161 yak cows showed that the average CI is 459(se=131)d. The CI with 3 to 6 calving numbers is 25～48 d shorter than that of 1 to 2 and above 7 calving numbers. Although slaughtering a great number of calves during the late September and early October do bring about relatively higher calving rate that is mos yak cowst can give 3,4,5 and 6calves during 4,5,6 and 7 years old respectively. This makes major calving months shift from April or May to June.
