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CALVING INTERVAL [3 records]

Record 1 2021-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Cattle Raising
DEF

The amount of time ... between the birth of a calf and the birth of a subsequent calf, both from the same cow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Élevage des bovins
CONT

Le groupe ayant un intervalle de vêlage de 472 jours présente un écart moyen entre les saillies de 80 jours, alors que le groupe de troupeaux ayant un intervalle de vêlage de 409 jours affiche un intervalle moyen entre les saillies de 38 jours.

Key term(s)
  • intervalle de vêlages

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Cattle Raising
CONT

The heritabilities of calving interval, days open, dystocia, and other commonly recorded reproduction traits are less than 1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Élevage des bovins
OBS

Jours où la vache n'est pas en gestation.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
CONT

A stochastic computer simulation model was used to predict heritability and repeatability of derived reproductive traits in beef cattle as a function of underlying, normally-distributed genetic variation in single-service conception rate. Traits simulated were mating rate, first-service conception rate, overall conception rate, date of first service, number of services during a 63-day breeding season, calving date and postpartum interval.(Medline data base).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux

Spanish

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