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Table 1 Effect of daughter pregnancy rate class (high or low) on predicted transmitting ability for selected traits of bulls used for genotyping

From: Discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes associated with fertility and production traits in Holstein cattle

  

Least-squares means

Standard error

Trait

P-value

High

Low

High

Low

Daughter pregnancy rate

<.0001

2.86

−3.49

0.04

0.04

Heifer conception rate

<.0001

1.20

−1.00

0.08

0.09

Cow conception rate

<.0001

3.20

−4.16

0.11

0.11

Productive life

<.0001

3.51

−2.96

0.13

0.13

Net merit

<.0001

232.97

−156.40

13.32

13.97

Milk yield

<.0001

−332.21

394.10

42.81

44.90

Fat yield

<.0001

−2.70

16.04

1.60

1.68

Percent fat

0.0008

0.04

0.01

0.01

0.01

Protein yield

<.0001

−3.90

9.90

1.18

1.23

Percent protein

<.0001

0.02

−0.01

0.00

0.00

Somatic cell score

<.0001

2.83

3.07

0.01

0.01