The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parity
<p>The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of exterior traits on milk production and also on the calving ease in first parity for dual-purpose (milk and meat) cows of Simmental origin. The analysis used 7987 purebred Czech Fleckvieh cows. The impact of the measured features of the f...
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| author | T. Kopec R. Filipčík B. Dřízhalová P. Horký M. Večeřa D. Falta |
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| description | <p>The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of exterior traits on milk production and also on the calving ease in first parity for dual-purpose (milk and meat) cows of Simmental origin. The analysis used 7987 purebred Czech Fleckvieh cows. The impact of the measured features of the frame and the linear type traits of the udder and muscularity were evaluated. The influence of height at the sacrum and body depth on milk yield has been demonstrated. A productivity increase of 27.62 kg of milk can be anticipated for every 1 cm increase in the height at the sacrum, and a productivity increase of 19.78 kg of milk can be expected for every 1 cm increase in body depth. The length of the fore and rear udders, the angle of udder attachment, and the depth of the udders all had a statistically significant impact on milk yield. In the case of calving ease, only the influence of muscularity was proven. The likelihood of difficult calving was 0.18 in cows with weak muscularity. The findings demonstrate that the exterior score is significant not only as a collection of fitness and longevity traits but also as a factor in milk yield.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15310cb5a71b466b8ea4790de7375c522024-04-04T05:33:06ZengCopernicus PublicationsArchives Animal Breeding0003-94382363-98222024-04-016713314310.5194/aab-67-133-2024The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parityT. Kopec0R. Filipčík1B. Dřízhalová2P. Horký3M. Večeřa4D. Falta5Department of Animal Breeding, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Breeding, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Husbandry Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Breeding, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Breeding, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic<p>The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of exterior traits on milk production and also on the calving ease in first parity for dual-purpose (milk and meat) cows of Simmental origin. The analysis used 7987 purebred Czech Fleckvieh cows. The impact of the measured features of the frame and the linear type traits of the udder and muscularity were evaluated. The influence of height at the sacrum and body depth on milk yield has been demonstrated. A productivity increase of 27.62 kg of milk can be anticipated for every 1 cm increase in the height at the sacrum, and a productivity increase of 19.78 kg of milk can be expected for every 1 cm increase in body depth. The length of the fore and rear udders, the angle of udder attachment, and the depth of the udders all had a statistically significant impact on milk yield. In the case of calving ease, only the influence of muscularity was proven. The likelihood of difficult calving was 0.18 in cows with weak muscularity. The findings demonstrate that the exterior score is significant not only as a collection of fitness and longevity traits but also as a factor in milk yield.</p>https://aab.copernicus.org/articles/67/133/2024/aab-67-133-2024.pdf |
| spellingShingle | T. Kopec R. Filipčík B. Dřízhalová P. Horký M. Večeřa D. Falta The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parity Archives Animal Breeding |
| title | The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parity |
| title_full | The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parity |
| title_fullStr | The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parity |
| title_short | The effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in Czech Fleckvieh cows in first parity |
| title_sort | effect of exterior traits on milk production and calving ease in czech fleckvieh cows in first parity |
| url | https://aab.copernicus.org/articles/67/133/2024/aab-67-133-2024.pdf |
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