Genetic Evaluations

Trait calculation details

CHANGES ACROSS TIME

• Lifetime net merit (NM$)
• Sire conception rate (SCR)
• Multitrait productive life (PL)
• Daughter pregnancy rate (DPR)
• Calving ease (CE)
• Stillbirth (SB)
• Gestation Length (GL)
• Health Traits (Full information)
  • Displaced Abomasum (DA)
  • Ketosis (KETO)
  • Mastitis (MAST)
  • Metritis (METR)
  • Hypocalcemia (MFEV)
  • Retained Placenta (RETP)

Accessory information

• Distribution of genetic evaluations
• Best prediction of lactation yield
• Estimating daily milk yield
• Age-season standardization for yield
• Data-collection rating (DCR)
• Use of owner-sampler data
• True protein
• Goat information

Traditional evaluation information

(GE FORMS)

• Production (milk,fat,protein)
• Longevity (productive life)
• Health (somatic cell score, mastitis resistance)
• Female fertility (heifer and cow conception rates, daughter pregnancy rate, calving to first insemination)
• Male fertility (sire conception rate)
• Conformation (type)
• Calving (calving ease, stillbirth)
• Workability (milking speed)
• Livability (death loss)

Genomic evaluation information

(GENO FORMS)

• Production (milk,fat,protein)
• Longevity (productive life)
• Health (somatic cell score)
• Female fertility (heifer and cow conception rates, daughter pregnancy rate, calving to first insemination)
• Conformation (type)
• Calving (calving ease, stillbirth)