GM 10. Factors affecting survival up to 12 months in a dual purpose herd

• Gonzalo Enrique Martinez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Central de Venezuela

     Universidad Central de Venezuela

     Venezuela

     
• Localización: Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal, ISSN 1022-1301, ISSN-e 1022-1301, Vol. 5, Nº. Extra 3, 1997 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Proceedings XV ALPA meeting 2)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In order to study calf survival up to 12 month, as well as non genetics factors and breed group which affect then, 14951 records from a dual purpose farm were used. All animals grazed introduced pastures without supplementation. All cows were hand milked with their calves up to 8-12 months of age. The health plan included vaccinations and periodic check-ups for endo and ectoparasites. The factors studied were: breed group(GR: 1= Santa Gertrudis (SG); 2= high grade SG; 3= SG x Bos taurus), sex, year of birth (A:1987-1995), month of birth (M), age of dam (1-6 calving), age of calf (days) and birth weigth (kg) as covariables, and the interaction of AxM, AxGR, MxGR. All the variables were analized by completly randomized model. The adjusted average was 73.4 ± 0.29 %, inferior to the expected values in the literature, indicating the need to establish corrective measures in the management of calves after parturition. All the variables were significants (P