Table
2. Number of national bull evaluations used in the Interbull routine
evaluation |
for Calving Ease (CE) and Stillbirth (SB) for Holstein April 2008. |
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Trait |
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Country |
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Direct CE |
Maternal CE |
Direct SB |
Maternal SB |
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Australia* |
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509 |
- |
480 |
- |
Canada |
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3858 |
3617 |
2990 |
3360 |
Den+Fin+Swe |
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4200 |
8013 |
5524 |
8815 |
France* |
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6419 |
5476 |
6428 |
5479 |
Israel |
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202 |
764 |
203 |
764 |
Italy* |
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7028 |
4536 |
7037 |
4539 |
Switzerland* |
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603 |
501 |
616 |
503 |
The Netherlands |
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9730 |
3431 |
8647 |
9401 |
United States |
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22637 |
9840 |
14800 |
3354 |
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Across Country |
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55186 |
36178 |
46725 |
36215 |
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* Countries with calving ease as best available predictor for stillbirth. |
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