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Table
2. Number of national bull evaluations used in the Interbull Routine Evaluation |
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for Calving Ease(CE) and Stillbirth(SB) traits for Holstein August 2009. |
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Trait |
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Country |
Direct CE |
Maternal CE |
Direct SB |
Maternal SB |
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Australia* |
629 |
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510 |
- |
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Canada |
8030 |
4152 |
6809 |
3901 |
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Switzerland* |
673 |
553 |
685 |
556 |
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Den+Fin+Swe |
4690 |
8561 |
6017 |
9354 |
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France |
7397 |
6354 |
5671 |
4807 |
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Israel |
227 |
848 |
227 |
847 |
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Italy |
7504 |
4849 |
7515 |
4844 |
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The Netherlands |
10379 |
4573 |
9240 |
10092 |
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United States |
24302 |
11147 |
16643 |
4695 |
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Across Country |
63831 |
41037 |
53317 |
39096 |
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* Countries with calving ease as best available predictor for stillbirth. |
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