Analyzes of genome-wide association follow-up study for calving traits in dairy cattle

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Table 1 Number of sire phenotypes available for analyses for calving traits for three datasets

Trait^#	REF	VAL	COMB
BI	2219	2039	4258
CI	2219	1348	3567
DCEF	1367	1629	2996
DCEL	2214	2007	4221
DSBF	1505	1698	3203
DSBL	2214	2009	4223
DCSF	1155	1110	2265
DCSL	2034	1525	3559
MCEF	2207	1266	3473
MCEL	2114	973	3087
MSBF	2210	1268	3478
MSBL	2129	981	3110
MCEF	2029	943	2972
MCEL	1916	702	2618

The reference dataset (REF) was previously analyzed; the validation population (VAL) is the new record accumulated and the combined (COMB) is all the records available (i.e. REF + VAL).
^#Prefixes: D = direct effect; M = maternal effect. Calving traits: BI = birth index; SB = stillbirth; CE = calving ease; CS = calf survival; CI = calving index. Suffixes: F = first lactation; L = later lactation.

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