Table 4 Genetic parameters 1 for calving ease, stillbirth and gestation length between parities and within traits
Trait2 | Â | Â | Direct | Maternal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | Later | First | Later | |||
CE | Direct | First | 0.11 (0.022) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Later | 0.80 (0.119) | 0.03 (0.006) | Â | Â |
|  | Maternal | First | −0.47 (0.130) | −0.12 (0.174) | 0.08 (0.019) |  |
|  |  | Later | −0.40 (0.215) | −0.28 (0.195) | 0.84 (0.150) | 0.02 (0.007) |
SB | Direct | First | 0.016 (0.01) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Later | - | 0.017 (0.01) | Â | Â |
| Â | Maternal | First | 0.57 (0.47) | - | 0.024 (0.01) | Â |
|  |  | Later | - | −0.88 (0.20) | - | 0.011 (0.01) |
GL | Direct | First | 0.30 (0.024) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Later | 0.96 (0.022) | 0.38 (0.017) | Â | Â |
| Â | Maternal | First | 0.01 (0.119) | 0.13 (0.109) | 0.05 (0.013) | Â |
|  |  | Later | −0.22 (0.101) | −0.04 (0.088) | 0.82 (0.125) | 0.05 (0.011) |