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dc.contributor.authorCarthy, Tara*
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Dan P.*
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, A. M.*
dc.contributor.authorEvans, R. D.*
dc.contributor.authorBerry, Donagh*
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-16T13:53:48Z
dc.date.available2018-08-16T13:53:48Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.identifier.citationT.R. Carthy, D.P. Ryan, A.M. Fitzgerald, R.D. Evans, D.P. Berry, Genetic parameters of ovarian and uterine reproductive traits in dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Science, 2015, 98(60, 4095-4106, doi: https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8924en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/1589
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of the study was to estimate genetic parameters of detailed reproductive traits derived from ultrasound examination of the reproductive tract as well as their genetic correlations with traditional reproductive traits. A total of 226,141 calving and insemination records as well as 74,134 ultrasound records from Irish dairy cows were used. Traditional reproductive traits included postpartum interval to first service, conception, and next calving, as well as the interval from first to last service; number of inseminations, pregnancy rate to first service, pregnant within 42 d of the herd breeding season, and submission in the first 21 d of the herd breeding season were also available. Detailed reproductive traits included resumed cyclicity at the time of ultrasound examination, incidence of multiple ovulations, incidence of early postpartum ovulation, heat detection, ovarian cystic structures, embryo loss, and uterine score; the latter was a subjectively assessed on a scale of 1 (little fluid with normal uterine tone) to 4 (large quantity of fluid with a flaccid uterine tone). Variance (and covariance) components were estimated using repeatability animal linear mixed models. Heritability for all reproductive traits were generally low (0.001–0.05), with the exception of traits related to cyclicity postpartum, regardless if defined traditionally (0.07; calving to first service) or from ultrasound examination [resumed cyclicity at the time of examination (0.07) or early postpartum ovulation (0.10)]. The genetic correlations among the detailed reproductive traits were generally favorable. The exception was the genetic correlation (0.29) between resumed cyclicity and uterine score; superior genetic merit for cyclicity postpartum was associated with inferior uterine score. Superior genetic merit for most traditional reproductive traits was associated with superior genetic merit for resumed cyclicity (genetic correlations ranged from −0.59 to −0.36 and from 0.56 to 0.70) and uterine score (genetic correlations ranged from −0.47 to 0.32 and from 0.25 to 0.52). Genetic predisposition to an increased incidence of embryo loss was associated with both an inferior uterine score (0.24) and inferior genetic merit for traditional reproductive traits (genetic correlations ranged from −0.52 to −0.42 and from 0.33 to 0.80). The results from the present study indicate that selection based on traditional reproductive traits, such as calving interval or days open, resulted in improved genetic merit of all the detailed reproductive traits evaluated in this study. Additionally, greater accuracy of selection for calving interval is expected for a relatively small progeny group size when detailed reproductive traits are included in a multitrait genetic evaluation.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier for American Dairy Science Associationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Dairy Science;vol 98
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectFertilityen_US
dc.subjectGenetic correlationen_US
dc.subjectUltrasounden_US
dc.subjectDetailed reproductive traiten_US
dc.titleGenetic parameters of ovarian and uterine reproductive traits in dairy cowsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8924
dc.contributor.sponsorDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Irelanden_US
dc.contributor.sponsorEuropean Commissionen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber11/S/133
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