Table 1 Characteristics of the Holstein paragon dataset for the multiple-trait model
Herd cluster | C1 | C2 | C3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of herds | 629 | 555 | 506 | |
Data | Number of records | 99,862 | 79,104 | 67,774 |
Pedigree | 412,732 | |||
PC 1 score: | ||||
herd management specialisation | -0.88 (0.4) | 0.36 (0.4) | 0.38 (0.5) | |
Environment | milk yield vs protein and fat contents | |||
descriptors | PC 2 score: | 0.06 (0.4) | 0.69 (0.4) | -0.79 (0.4) |
herd management intensity | ||||
PC 3 score: | 0.15 (0.4) | 0.05 (0.5) | -0.02 (0.5) | |
herd management seasonality | ||||
Milk yield (kg) | 10,163 (1,550) | 9,818 (1,553) | 9,152 (1,449) | |
Fat yield (kg) | 399 (60) | 392 (62) | 364 (59) | |
Phenotypes | Protein yield (kg) | 325 (49) | 316 (50) | 291 (47) |
Fat content (%) | 3.95 (0.43) | 4.01 (0.42) | 4.0 (0.42) | |
Protein content (%) | 3.20 (0.20) | 3.23 (0.20) | 3.19 (0.20) | |