Sire effect on early and late embryonic death in French Holstein cattle

Sire effect on early and late embryonic death in French Holstein cattle

We investigated the effect of maternal sire on early pregnancy failure (between D0, day of insemination and D90) in their progeny during the first and second lactations (n=3508) in the Holstein breed. The estimated breeding value (EBV) for cow fertility of 12 bulls (reliability⩾0.95) was used to cre...

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Main Authors: D. Ledoux, C. Ponsart, B. Grimard, J. Gatien, M.C. Deloche, S. Fritz, R. Lefebvre, P. Humblot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
dairy cow
female fertility
embryonic death
genetic evaluation
genetic selection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114003140

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