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Comparison of August 2010 genomic and traditional evaluations
35 Brown Swiss heifers
| Trait |
PTA |
Reliability (%) |
Genomic DE |
Genomic average |
Traditional average |
Difference1 |
Standard deviation |
Genomic average |
Traditional average |
Difference1 |
| Net merit ($) |
161 |
154 |
7 |
158 |
46 |
29 |
+17 |
8.2 |
| Milk (pounds) |
142 |
134 |
8 |
535 |
51 |
33 |
+18 |
5.6 |
| Fat (pounds) |
8.0 |
7.5 |
+0.4 |
19.0 |
51 |
33 |
+18 |
5.6 |
| Protein (pounds) |
7.7 |
7.0 |
+0.6 |
16.5 |
51 |
33 |
+18 |
5.6 |
| Productive life (months) |
2.0 |
2.0 |
+0.0 |
1.8 |
42 |
26 |
+16 |
18.7 |
| Somatic cell score |
2.93 |
2.93 |
+0.00 |
0.09 |
47 |
29 |
+18 |
15.1 |
| Daughter pregnancy rate (%) |
0.6 |
0.5 |
+0.1 |
0.8 |
38 |
24 |
+14 |
30.1 |
| Final score |
0.18 |
0.17 |
+0.01 |
0.24 |
44 |
31 |
+13 |
4.4 |
| Sire calving ease |
5.0 |
5.4 |
-0.4 |
0.6 |
38 |
24 |
+15 |
14.3 |
| Daughter calving ease |
5.2 |
5.0 |
+0.1 |
0.6 |
35 |
20 |
+15 |
17.8 |
1Genomic minus traditional.
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