Analysis of longevity traits in Holstein cattle: A review

H Hu, T Mu, Y Ma, XP Wang, Y Ma - Frontiers in genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between reproduction traits and functional longevity in Canadian dairy cattle

A Sewalem, F Miglior, GJ Kistemaker, P Sullivan… - Journal of Dairy …, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to use survival analysis to assess the relationship between
reproduction traits and functional longevity of Canadian dairy cattle. Data consisted of …

Estimation of genetic parameters for longevity traits in dairy cattle: A review with focus on the characteristics of analytical models

O Sasaki - Animal Science Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Longevity is an economically important trait of dairy cattle for increasing the profitability of
dairy management. The reasons for culling can be either voluntary (primarily productivity) or …

Genetic association between longevity and linear type traits of Holstein cows

EL Kern, JA Cobuci, CN Costa, CM McManus… - Scientia …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Longevity is a desirable trait in the dairy industry because of its relationship to profitability.
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for longevity measurements related …

Genetic parameters for linear type traits and milk, fat, and protein production in Holstein cows in Brazil

RV Campos, JA Cobuci, EL Kern… - … Journal of Animal …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The objective of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters for linear type
traits, as well as milk yield (MY), fat yield (FY) and protein yield (PY) in 18,831 Holstein cows …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic parameters for body condition score, locomotion, angularity, and production traits in Italian Holstein cattle

M Battagin, C Sartori, S Biffani, M Penasa… - Journal of Dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The objectives of this research were to estimate genetic parameters for body condition score
(BCS) and locomotion (LOC), and to assess their relationships with angularity (ANG), milk …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of common health disorders on the length of productive life and stayability in German Holstein cows

T Shabalina, T Yin, S König - Journal of Dairy Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to infer phenotypic and genetic effects of health disorders on
longevity traits, considering Holstein dairy cow records from large-scale co-operator herds …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of genetic parameters for productive life, reproduction, and milk-production traits in US dairy goats

VJ Castañeda-Bustos, HH Montaldo… - Journal of Dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Heritabilities and correlations for milk yield (MY), fat yield (FY), protein yield (PY), combined
fat and protein yield (FPY), fat percentage (F%), protein percentage (P%), age at first kidding …

Factor analysis of linear type traits and their relation with longevity in Brazilian Holstein cattle

EL Kern, JA Cobuci, CN Costa… - … journal of animal …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this study we aimed to evaluate the reduction in dimensionality of 20 linear type traits and
more final score in 14,943 Holstein cows in Brazil using factor analysis, and indicate their …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic parameters for digital dermatitis and correlations with locomotion, production, fertility traits, and longevity in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

OM Onyiro, LJ Andrews, S Brotherstone - Journal of Dairy Science, 2008 - Elsevier
Heritability of digital dermatitis (DD) and correlations between DD and type traits related to
legs and feet were estimated from a linear animal model. Data comprised 93,391 national …