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Table 4 The mastitis traits

From: Molecular characterization of a long range haplotype affecting protein yield and mastitis susceptibility in Norwegian Red cattle

 

Number of records

Heritability and genetic correlation

Trait

Daughters

Sires

CM1

CM2

CM3

CM1

1,755,649

2,596

0.03

0.74

0.68

CM2

1,256,887

2,532

-

0.02

0.85

CM3

805,376

2,440

-

-

0.02

  1. Trait and number of sire and daughter records for the clinical mastitis traits CM1, CM2 and CM3 are presented. The final columns give heritabilities (on the diagonal) and genetic correlations reported by Svendsen and Heringstad [54].