Dairy cow longevity is an essential economic trait that can supplement the breeding value of
production traits, which is related to the herd time and lifetime milk yield of dairy cows …

The present study aimed to investigate the association between stayability (STAY) traits,
muscularity, and body condition score (BCS) in the Italian Simmental dual-purpose cows …

This study was carried out to estimate the heritability and genetic correlations between
adjusted weights at 210 (W210) and 450 (W450) days of age, scrotal circumference …

Longevity, productive life, or lifespan of dairy cattle is an important trait for dairy farmers, and
it is defined as the time from first calving to the last test date for milk production. Methods for …

Longevity in dairy and dual-purpose cattle is a complex trait which depends on many
individual and managerial factors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the …

Mature weight of beef cows in the United States has been increasing as a correlated
response to selection for calf growth. Unfavorable genetic correlations between cow weight …

Simple Summary Cattle longevity is usually defined as the duration of life of a cow from first
calving to death. In addition to a longer lifespan, it is crucial that cows are productive …

Increasing longevity of beef cows by decreasing the proportion culled due to reproductive
failure provides an efficient process to rebuild a cow herd and can reduce number of …

Objective Aim of the current comparative study was to evaluate production outputs,
reproduction efficiency and functional traits in dual-purpose Fleckvieh and Braunvieh cows …

Backgrounding Stayability, which may be defined as the probability of a cow remaining in
the herd until a reference age or at a specific number of calvings, is usually measured late in …