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Measurement of Survival Time in Brachionus Rotifers: Synchronization of Maternal Conditions
Published on: July 22, 2016
Short communication: genetic evaluation of the interval from first to last insemination with survival analysis and
M Del P Schneider1, E Strandberg, V Ducrocq
1Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 7023, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden. Pilar.Schneider@hgen.slu.se
Abstract:
Sire breeding values for the interval between the first and last insemination were predicted using 4 proportional hazards models (survival analyses) and 2 linear mixed models to determine which would result in a more accurate genetic evaluation. A stochastic simulation describing the reproductive cycle of first-parity cows was conducted, in which true breeding values for conception rate were created. The model included the effects of sire and herd. The highest correlations between true breeding values for conception rate and breeding values for the interval between first and last insemination predicted by the survival analysis model and the linear model were 0.803 and 0.744, respectively. The results showed that when pregnancy status was known, survival models were more accurate than linear models to predict breeding values for conception rate when using observations on the interval between first and last insemination.
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