To estimate the magnitude of sire of fetus (SOF) effects on productive and reproductive traits in females of Pitangueiras breed, 2287 lactations of 618 cows, daughters of 82 bulls, mated with 68 sires were analyzed. The statistical analyses were made using LSMLMW program (Mixed Model Least Squares and Maximum Likelihood Computer Program). Sire of fetus (SOF) did not affect the milk production in the subsequent lactation, however its effect was significant for the percent fat and production, days open, gestation […]

The objective of this work was to determine the multiplicative factors to estimate the milk production (DP) based on the morning (MM) or afternoon (AP) milk yield and their were obtained of 3,632 lactations from 2,143 cows of the Gir breed, daughters of 335 sires, from 1993 to 1996 records. The calving year (Y) lactation length – linear (LL), calving age – linear and quadratic (A) and a factor K (the possible double, triple and quadruple interactions among management level […]

The objective of this work was to compare the alternative methods to estimate the milk yield of cows from Gyr breed. A total of 3,632 lactations from of Gyr breed cows, from 1986 to 1996, were analyzed. The methods were: A – the morning milking control was performed in the odd months and the afternoon milking control in the even months – the yield of the morning milking control was multiplied by the multiplicative factor of the morning (MF) and […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of year of calving (YC), season of calving (SC), genetic group (GG), calf sex (SEX), reason for drying-off (RD), cow age at calving (AGE, in months), lactation length (LL, in days) and sire (SIRE) on milk yield (MY) in a Holstein breed herd. A total of 684 observations, from 267 cows raised in a physical models of dairy cattle production system maintained at Embrapa – Centro de Pesquisa de Pecuária […]

Predicted transmitting ability (PTA) of milk yield of 529 sires using animal model (MA), sire model (MT) and herdmate contemporary comparison method (MCR) were calculated and compared by means of correlation’s rank and values, reliability, differences among PTA and percent of coincidence in the selection of the best bulls. Two sets of data were considered one contained up to five lactation per cow and other with production data at first lactation. Data of 12,762 lactations of 5757 Gyr and crossbred […]