ARS | Publication request: ENHANCING QUALITY OF DYSTOCIA DATA BY INTEGRATION INTO A NATIONAL DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTION DATABASE

Submitted to: World Congress of Genetics Applied in Livestock Production
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: August 19, 2002
Publication Date: August 19, 2002
Citation: VAN TASSELL, C.P., WIGGANS, G.R. ENHANCING QUALITY OF DYSTOCIA DATA BY INTEGRATION INTO A NATIONAL DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTION DATABASE. WORLD CONGRESS OF GENETICS APPLIED IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION. vol. 32, pp. 557-560. 2002.

Interpretive Summary: The Animal Improvements Programs Laboratory assumed responsibility for conducting the national genetic evaluation for calving difficulty (dystocia) and maintaining the associated database in 1999. The dystocia data were migrated to a relational database that is integrated with the AIPL national database of production data including lactations and pedigree back to 1960. A major goal of this effort was to increase the maternal grandsire (MGS) identification (ID) rate by utilizing production pedigree information. Nearly 70% of the dam ID could be matched to the production pedigree table. By integrating pedigree information from production data, the rate of MGS ID was increased from 57 to 73%.

Technical Abstract: The Animal Improvements Programs Laboratory assumed responsibility for conducting the national genetic evaluation for calving difficulty (dystocia) and maintaining the associated database in 1999. The dystocia data were migrated to a relational database that is integrated with the AIPL national database of production data including lactations and pedigree back to 1960. A major goal of this effort was to increase the maternal grandsire (MGS) identification (ID) rate by utilizing production pedigree information. Nearly 70% of the dam ID could be matched to the production pedigree table. By integrating pedigree information from production data, the rate of MGS ID was increased from 57 to 73%.