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Animal genetics and breeding

Genetic parameters of milk production and reproduction traits of Girolando cattle in Brazil

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Pages 22-30 | Received 19 Oct 2016, Accepted 17 Mar 2017, Published online: 07 Jun 2017

Figures & data

Table 1. Number of animals per genetic group and traits during the first three lactations of Girolando cows.

Table 2. Descriptive statistics for milk yield and reproduction traits of Girolando cows during the first three lactations.

Table 3. Estimates of least square means and standard errors of different genetic groups for milk yield and reproduction traits of Girolando cows during the first three lactations.

Table 4. Estimates of heritability (h2) and standard errors (SE) for milk yield and reproduction traits of Girolando cows during the first three lactations using uni-trait analyses.

Table 5. Estimates of heritability (h2) and standard errors (SE) for milk yield and reproduction traits of Girolando cows during the first three lactations using bi-trait analyses.

Table 6. Genetic (rG), phenotypic (rP), and environmental correlations (rE) and standard errors (SE) among milk yield and reproduction traits of Girolando cows during the first three lactations.