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  • Title: Effects of sire and dam genotype for complex vertebral malformation (CVM) on risk of return-to-service in Holstein dairy cows and heifers.
    Author: Malher X, Beaudeau F, Philipot JM.
    Journal: Theriogenology; 2006 Apr 01; 65(6):1215-25. PubMed ID: 16168472.
    Abstract:
    The emergence of a new hereditary disease, called "Complex vertebral malformation" (CVM), has been described in Holstein cattle population. This paper studied the incidence of mating concerning Holstein dairy cattle with CVM in Brittany and the possible influences of CVM status for sires and dams on return-to-service at different intervals post-service in cows and heifers. It was carried out based on a set of data for first and second inseminations between 1998 and 2001 in cows (n=530,538) and heifers (n=248,140). Incidence of matings between CVM gene carriers, between a carrier bull and a non-carrier cow and between a non-carrier bull and a carrier cow were estimated to be 1.4, 10.6 and 9%, respectively (1.1, 9.3 and 10.9%, respectively in heifers). Compared to CVM-free mating, the relative risk of return-to-service was increased when the sire was a CVM carrier and the dam was at risk of being a carrier, especially for late return (>25 days post-service). When the sire alone was a carrier, the relative risk was increased whenever the return occurred at a low but significant level. Following mating between a non-carrier bull and a dam at risk of being a carrier, the risk of return-to-service decreased at a low but significant level, whatever the interval in the heifers but only for 19-25 days intervals in the cows.
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