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    Trends in milk production, calving rate and survival of cows in 14 Irish dairy herds as a result of the introgression of Holstein-Friesian genes

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    Evans, R. D.
    Dillon, Pat
    Buckley, Frank
    Berry, Donagh cc
    Wallace, Michael
    Ducrocq, V.
    Garrick, Dorian J.
    Keyword
    Calving
    Fertility
    Genetic change
    Holstein-Friesian
    Survival
    Date
    2006-08
    
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11019/349; http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/ASC200660; http://journals.cambridge.org/article_S1357729806000518
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    R. D. Evans, P. Dillon, F. Buckley, D. P. Berry, M. Wallace, V. Ducrocq and D. J. Garrick (2006). Trends in milk production, calving rate and survival of cows in 14 Irish dairy herds as a result of the introgression of Holstein-Friesian genes. Animal Science, 82, pp 423-433. doi:10.1079/ASC200660.
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    Trends in milk production, calving rates, and survival were monitored on a potential 5580 primiparous and multiparous Holstein-Friesian dairy cows across 14 Irish seasonal spring-calving dairy farms between the years 1990 and 2001. Over this period calving rate to first service (CALV1) reduced by 0·96% per year (55 to 44%; P< 0·001), calving rate to first and second service (CALV12) reduced by 0·84% per year ( 77 to 70%; P< 0·001) and herd average parity number reduced by 0·10 lactation per year (4·3 to 3·5; P<0·001). The proportion of North American Holstein Friesian (NAHF) genes in the cows increased by 5·5% per year (8 to 63%; P<0·001), while pedigree index for milk yield (PIMILK) of the cows increased by 25 kg per year ( P<0·001). The predicted difference of the sires of the cows for calving interval and survival increased by 0·5 days (P<0·001) and reduced by 0·12% ( P<0·001) per year, respectively. A negative association was found between increased phenotypic milk yield, NAHF and PIMILK and reduced calving rates as assessed by CALV1 and CALV12. Increased proportion of NAHF genes exhibited a negative effect on survival ( P<0·001) whereas increased levels of heterosis had a positive impact on survival ( P<0·001). The results of the present study indicate that in seasonal calving herds in Ireland a need for direct selection on traits related to fertility and survival is required to arrest and reverse the declining trends in calving rates and survival.
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