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Table 4 Frequencies of birth season of cows per birth season of their dam and maternal grand-dam (MGD)

From: Broad phenotypic impact of the effects of transgenerational heat stress in dairy cattle: a study of four consecutive generations

 

Cow’s birth season

Total

1

2

3

Dam’s birth season

 1

25,249

11,104

10,810

47,163

 2

6583

18,378

14,082

39,043

 3

17,858

9072

38,045

64,975

MGD’s birth season

 1

18,633

12,952

15,781

47,366

 2

9420

12,513

15,584

37,517

 3

21,637

13,089

31,572

66,298

Total

49,690

38,554

62,937

151,181

  1. Birth seasons: 1 from December through March; 2, from April through July; and 3, from August through November
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