The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the phenotypic and genetic trends for stillbirth
in Danish Holsteins. Trends of calving difficulty and calf size were also evaluated. The …

Genetic parameters for birth and weaning traits of beef calves were estimated in Charolais,
Limousin, Blonde d'Aquitaine and Maine-Anjou breeds. These traits took into account the …

To estimate heritability (h2) for yearling heifer pregnancy and to estimate the genetic
correlation between heifer pregnancy and scrotal circumference, 18,145 records of Nellore …

The main objective of this research was to estimate heritabilities of seven osteochondrosis
(OC) lesions in station-tested pigs and their genetic and phenotypic correlations with four …

Hereditary loss of hearing affects many breeds of the domestic dog, but the Dalmatian has
the highest prevalence. Approximately 30% are affected in the United States (US) …

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of spondylosis deformans and to
investigate genetic aspects of the degree of osteophytes development (DOD) in the Italian …

A Bayesian multivariate threshold model was fitted to clinical mastitis (CM) records from
372,227 daughters of 2411 Norwegian Dairy Cattle (NRF) sires. All cases of veterinary …

Clinical mastitis records on 36 178 first-lactation Norwegian dairy cattle (NRF) cows,
daughters of 245 sires from 5286 herds, were analysed to study the impact of trait definition …

Dalmatians are unique among dogs in that they excrete uric acid in their urine as the end
product of purine metabolism rather than allantoin as do other breeds of dogs. Urinary …

Mating and calving records for 51,084 first-parity heifers in Australian Angus herds were
used to examine the relationship between probability of calving to first insemination (CFI) in …