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Table 1 Summary of the phenotypic information for calving interval (CI), milk, fat and protein yields in genotyped Holstein and Jersey cows

From: Accounting for dominance to improve genomic evaluations of dairy cows for fertility and milk production traits

Trait

Holstein

Jersey

Nb of records (animals)

Mean ± SD

Nb of records (animals)

Mean ± SD

CI

25,228 (7902)

394 ± 62

11,653 (4014)

397 ± 63

Milk yield

23,283 (7510)

7173 ± 1767

10,170 (3685)

5706 ± 1206

Fat yield

23,283 (7510)

280 ± 67

10,170 (3685)

284 ± 58

Protein yield

23,283 (7510)

237 ± 58

10,170 (3685)

216 ± 46