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Genetic analysis of dairy cattle production traits in a management intensive rotational grazing environment.
Journal of Dairy Science 1999 January
Management intensive rotational grazing is a low input form of dairy herd management that is practiced by an increasing number of US dairy producers. However, concerns exist regarding the predictability of progeny performance in a grazing environment because most US dairy sires are progeny tested under conventional conditions of herd management. Lactation data from 27 Wisconsin dairy herds that have practiced management intensive rotational grazing for at least 4 yr were analyzed, as were data from three randomly chosen groups of control herds. Coefficients of regression of progeny milk, fat, and protein yields on USDA sire PTA values were 0.99, 0.76, and 0.96, respectively, from the grazing herds. In the control herds, regression coefficients for milk, fat, and protein yields averaged 0.95, 0.98, and 0.88, respectively. Therefore, progeny performance of grazing herds was predicted adequately by national sire PTA values that were derived primarily from conventionally managed herds. Heritability estimates for milk, fat, and protein yields were 0.23, 0.17, and 0.26, respectively, in the grazing herds and 0.24, 0.27, and 0.27, respectively, in a pooled data set containing all control herds. Estimated genetic correlations between production traits in the grazing environment and in the control environment were 0.92, 0.88, and 0.99 for milk, fat, and protein yields, respectively. These correlations, as well as the regression coefficients, indicate that interaction of genotype by environment is not important for these management systems, and nearly optimal genetic progress can be achieved by selecting AI sires progeny tested under traditional management conditions.
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