| April 2008 across breed base adjustment parameters |
| Breeding value (2*PTA) differences from Holstein |
| Breed | Milk | Fat | Protein | Productive Life |
Somatic Cell Score |
Daughter Pregnancy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire | -5255 | -137 | -132 | 0.3 | -0.14 | 2.5 |
| Brown Swiss | -4248 | -81 | -73 | 0.8 | -0.10 | 1.1 |
| Guernsey | -6118 | -82 | -137 | -9.0 | 0.07 | 1.2 |
| Jersey | -6604 | -79 | -109 | 2.4 | 0.19 | 5.6 |
| Milking Shorthorn | -6816 | -238 | -191 | -0.9 | -0.08 | 5.6 |
| PTA differences from Holstein |
| Breed | Milk | Fat | Protein | Productive Life |
Somatic Cell Score |
Daughter Pregnancy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire | -2628 | -69 | -66 | 0.2 | -0.07 | 1.2 |
| Brown Swiss | -2124 | -41 | -36 | 0.4 | -0.05 | 0.5 |
| Guernsey | -3059 | -41 | -69 | -4.5 | 0.03 | 0.6 |
| Jersey | -3302 | -39 | -54 | 1.2 | 0.10 | 2.8 |
| Milking Shorthorn | -3408 | -119 | -95 | -0.5 | -0.04 | 2.8 |
| Standard deviation ratio |
| Breed | Milk | Fat | Protein | Productive Life |
Somatic Cell Score |
Daughter Pregnancy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.95 |
| Brown Swiss | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 |
| Guernsey | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.97 |
| Holstein | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Jersey | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.94 |
| Milking Shorthorn | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 |
| Trait means for base cows |
| Breed | Milk | Fat | Protein | Productive Life |
Somatic Cell Score |
Daughter Pregnancy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire | 18152 | 699 | 567 | 31.8 | 2.96 | 21.8 |
| Brown Swiss | 21338 | 859 | 705 | 30.4 | 2.92 | 20.4 |
| Guernsey | 16628 | 736 | 542 | 26.5 | 3.29 | 19.9 |
| Holstein | 25436 | 927 | 763 | 27.5 | 3.07 | 21.0 |
| Jersey | 17865 | 819 | 632 | 33.2 | 3.33 | 26.0 |
| Milking Shorthorn | 16940 | 604 | 523 | 29.8 | 3.10 | 24.0 |
| Heterosis value |
| Milk | Fat | Protein | Productive Life |
Somatic Cell Score |
Daughter Pregnancy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | 26 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.10 | 1.5 |
| Inbreeding Regression |
| Milk | Fat | Protein | Productive Life |
Somatic Cell Score |
Daughter Pregnancy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65.3 | -2.372 | -2.145 | -0.22 | 0.003 | -0.078 |
| Base Cow Expected Future Inbreeding (EFI) |
| Breed | EFI |
|---|---|
| Ayrshire | 5.8 |
| Brown Swiss | 5.8 |
| Guernsey | 6.0 |
| Holstein | 4.8 |
| Jersey | 6.9 |
| Milking Shorthorn | 4.3 |