Calving interval of Holstein-Friesian cows raised in São Paulo State

Authors

  • Vera Lúcia Cardoso Instituto de Zootecnia, Estação Experimental de Zootecnia de Ribeirão Preto, SP
  • Maria Armênia Ramalho de Freitas Instituto de Zootecnia, Estação Experimental de Zootecnia de Ribeirão Preto, SP
  • Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Ribeirão Preto, SP
  • Enoch Borges de Oliveira Filho Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP

Abstract

1663 reproductive registers, collected between 1964 and 1978 were studied, to evaluate the effect of some environmental factors on calving interval of Holstein-Friesian cows and to estimate the heritability and repeatability of this trait. The overall mean, standard deviation and variation coefficient were respectively 15.5 ± 54.7 days and 13.2%. Through the analysis of variance it was verified that year and month of calving significantly affected the calving interval. The heritability and repeatability stimates were respectively 0.05 ± 0.04 and 0.03 ± 0.02.

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2014-01-29

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ANIMAL REPRODUCTION

How to Cite

Calving interval of Holstein-Friesian cows raised in São Paulo State. (2014). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 44(1), 49-57. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/743

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