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2. Number of national bull evaluations used in the Interbull Routine |
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Evaluation for Calving Ease (CE) and Stillbirth (SB) for
Holstein May 2007. |
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Trait |
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| Country |
Direct CE |
Maternal CE |
Direct SB |
Maternal SB |
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| Australia |
482 |
- |
454 |
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| Canada |
7170 |
5426 |
7178 |
5431 |
| Denmark |
1760 |
5742 |
2263 |
5874 |
| Denmark*(RHOL) |
84 |
172 |
90 |
173 |
| Finland |
741 |
748 |
910 |
857 |
| France* |
5994 |
5152 |
6004 |
5157 |
| Israel |
185 |
705 |
185 |
705 |
| Italy* |
6368 |
3905 |
6377 |
3908 |
| Switzerland* |
557 |
454 |
571 |
457 |
| Sweden |
1939 |
1855 |
1955 |
1878 |
| The Netherlands |
9265 |
2628 |
8090 |
7726 |
| United States |
21044 |
8162 |
13117 |
2483 |
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| Across Country |
55589 |
34949 |
47194 |
34649 |
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| * Countries with calving ease as best
available predictor for stillbirth. |
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