Table 9. Computer calculations in official A or B milk recording.

 

Organization responsible for :

 

method and software

COUNTRY

lactation calculation

breeding value estimation

 Selection criteria

used

 

 

 

 

 

CYPRUS


Dept of Agriculture

Dept of Agriculture

MY, post-weaning growth rate

Selection index
(SAS software)

FRANCE



INRA-CTIG

INRA

MY,FY,PY,FC,PC,
SCC

BLUP AM
(software developed by INRA)

GERMANY

Milk recording organizations of each land

each land or breeding organizations

MY,FC,PC,FY,PY,wool,growth,weight

Contemp.Compar. (different software of the organizations)

GREECE

Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture

MY

 

ISRAEL

Volcani Center

Volcani Center

MY,prolificacy

Contemp Compar. (Ewe and Me), BLUP (GenUP)

ITALY

A.I.A.

ASSONAPA
(Sarda & Langhe)

MY
(Sarda & Langhe)

BLUP-AM
Jaa2.0

MACEDONIA

Inst. of Anim. Sc.

Inst. of Anim. Sc.

MY,PC,FC,Py,FY

 

SLOVAK REP.


State Breeding Inst. of the Slovak Rep.

 

 

 

SLOVENIA


University of Ljubljana

University of Ljubljana

MY,FC,PC,FY,PY

animal model (own software – SAS)

SPAIN

MANCHEGA

CHURRA
CASTELLANA
LATXA & KARRAZANA



CERSYRA

ANCHE
ANCA
CONFELAC



CERSYRA

Universidad de Leon
Universidad de Leon
NEIKER



MY, FY, PY (120 days)
MY (30-120 days),PY
MY (0-120 days)
MY (120 days)



BLUP-AM
(software by INIA)
BLUP-AM
BLUP-AM
BLUP-AM (Jurado,1990)

SWITZERLAND

Caprovis Data AG (Bern)

 

 

 


TUNISIA


Office de l’Elevage et des Pāturages


Office de l’Elevage et des Pāturages

MY, growth

 

MY = Milk Yield
FY = Fat Yield
PY = Protein Yield
FC = Fat Content
PC = Protein Content
SCC = Somatic Cell Count