Heritabilities and genetic and phenotypic correlations for milk production and fertility traits of spring-calved once-daily or twice-daily milking cows in New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume106
dc.contributor.authorJayawardana JMDR
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Villalobos N
dc.contributor.authorMcNaughton LR
dc.contributor.authorHickson RE
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-29T02:11:26Z
dc.date.available2024-11-29T02:11:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of this study were to estimate the genetic and phenotypic correlations and heritabilities for milk production and fertility traits in spring-calved once-daily (OAD) milking cows for the whole season in New Zealand and compare those estimates with twice-daily (TAD) milking cows. Data used in the study consisted of 69,252 first parity cows from the calving seasons 2015-2016 to 2017-2018 in 113 OAD and 531 TAD milking herds. Heritability estimates for production and fertility traits were obtained through single-trait animal models, and estimates of genetic and phenotypic correlations were obtained through bivariate animal models. Heritability estimates of production traits varied from 0.26 to 0.61 in OAD and from 0.13 to 0.63 in TAD. Heritability estimates for fertility traits were low in both OAD and TAD milking cow populations, and estimates were consistent (OAD: 0.01 to 0.10 and TAD: 0.01 to 0.08) across milking regimens. Estimates of phenotypic and genetic correlations among production traits were consistent across populations. In both populations, phenotypic correlations between milk production and fertility traits were close to zero, and most of the genetic correlations were antagonistic. In OAD milking cows, genetic correlations of milk and lactose yields with the start of mating to conception, 6-wk in-calf, not-in-calf, and 6-wk calving rate were close to zero. Interval from first service to conception was negatively genetically correlated with milk and lactose yields in OAD milking cows. Protein percentage was positively genetically correlated with 3-wk and 6-wk submission, 3-wk in-calf, 6-wk in-calf, first service to conception, 3-wk calving, and 6-wk calving rate in the TAD milking cow population, but these correlations were low in the OAD milking cow population. Further studies are needed to understand the relationship of protein percentage and fertility traits in the OAD milking system. The phenotypic correlations between fertility traits were similar in OAD and TAD milking populations. Genetic correlations between fertility traits were strong (≥0.70) in cows milked TAD, but genetic correlations varied from weak to strong in cows milked OAD. Further research is required to evaluate the interaction between genotype by milking regimen for fertility traits in terms of sire selection in the OAD milking cow population.
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dc.edition.editionMarch 2023
dc.format.pagination1910-1924
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36710178
dc.identifier.citationJayawardana JMDR, Lopez-Villalobos N, McNaughton LR, Hickson RE. (2023). Heritabilities and genetic and phenotypic correlations for milk production and fertility traits of spring-calved once-daily or twice-daily milking cows in New Zealand.. J Dairy Sci. 106. 3. (pp. 1910-1924).
dc.identifier.doi10.3168/jds.2022-22431
dc.identifier.eissn1525-3198
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0022-0302
dc.identifier.piiS0022-0302(23)00022-X
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72121
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPublished by Elsevier Inc. and Fass Inc. on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002203022300022X
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Dairy Sci
dc.subjectfertility
dc.subjectgenetic correlation
dc.subjectmilk composition
dc.subjectonce-daily milking
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectCattle
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectMilk
dc.subjectLactation
dc.subjectSeasons
dc.subjectLactose
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectFertility
dc.titleHeritabilities and genetic and phenotypic correlations for milk production and fertility traits of spring-calved once-daily or twice-daily milking cows in New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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