Predicting Daughter Milk Production from Dam Index用指数预测母乳产量.pdfVIP

Predicting Daughter Milk Production from Dam Index I M. L. MCGILLIARD 2 and A. E. FREEMAN Department of Animal Science Iowa State University Ames 50010 ABST RACT research (2, 7, 9, 10) has evaluated methods of estimating genetic worth of dairy bulls, but First lactations in Dairy Herd Improve- little research (3, 4, 6) has been devoted ment Associations from 10,349 registered similarly to females. Many more cows than Holsteins in Iowa, Kanasa, and Missouri bulls are available to study accuracy of pedigree were used to evaluate the usefulness of estimates of breeding value. Also, merit of cows Estimated Average Transmitting Ability can be evaluated directly through milk yield in of darns to predict milk production of contrast to evaluating bulls through their their future duaghters where dam and daughters. d