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<journal-id>2079-3480</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuban J. Agric. Sci.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2079-3480</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial del Instituto de Ciencia Animal]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2079-34802018000200127</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A study on milk yield persistency using the best prediction and random regression methodologies in Iranian Holstein dairy cows]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estudio de la persistencia del rendimiento de la leche utilizando las metodologías de predicción y regresión aleatoria en vacas lecheras Holstein iraníes]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Elahi Torshizi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hosseinpour Mashhadi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Islamic Azad University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Mashhad]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>52</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>127</fpage>
<lpage>139</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2079-34802018000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2079-34802018000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2079-34802018000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The data consisted of 435,390 test day milk yield records of primiparous cows in 659 herds calving from 2001 to 2011. Evaluation of persistency using best prediction methodology showed that the phenotypic correlation between this persistency measure and total milk yield was 0.450, while the best reference day, the heritability of persistency and 305 d milk yield estimated by this method, were day 130, 0.11 and 0.305, respectively. Heritabilities of milk yield persistency for Pers1 predicted breeding value from 106-205 days in milk, subtracted from predicted breeding value from 6-105 days in milk) and Pers2 (predicted breeding value from 206-305 days in milk subtracted from predicted breeding value from 6-105 days in milk) calculated by Random regression methodology were 0.09 to 0.185, respectively. The results showed that the best prediction method is powerful and accurate in measuring persistency. However, due to the flexibility of random regression methodology, some measures of persistency using this method can have higher heritability and genetic correlation with total milk yield compared to the best prediction methodology. It can therefore be concluded that calculation of persistency using random regression methodology is preferred to the best prediction method.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Los datos consintieron de 435 390 registros del rendimiento del día de pesaje de leche en vacas primíparas de 659 rebaños con partos de 2001 a 2011. La evaluación de la persistencia a través de la metodología de mejor predicción demostró que la correlación fenotípica de esta medida de persistencia y el rendimiento lechero total fue 0.450, mientras que el mejor día de referencia, la heredabilidad de la persistencia y el rendimiento lechero estimados a los 305 d por este método fueron el día 130, 0.11 y 0.305, respectivamente. Las heredabilidades de la persistencia del rendimiento lechero para Pers1 (valor genético predicho de 106 a 205 días en la leche, restado del valor genético predicho de 6 a105 días en la leche) y Pers2 (valor genético predicho de 206 a 305 días en la leche, restado del valor genético predicho de 6 a105 días en la leche), calculados por la metodología de regresión aleatoria, fueron de 0.09 a 0.185, respectivamente. Los resultados demostraron que el método de mejor predicción es potente y exacto para medir persistencia. Sin embargo, debido a la flexibilidad de la metodología de regresión aleatoria, algunas medidas de persistencia utilizadas en este método pueden tener alta heredabilidad y correlación genética comparado con el método de mejor predicción. Por lo tanto, se puede concluir que es preferible calcular la persistencia con la metodología de regresión aleatoria que con el método de mejor predicción.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[additive genetic effects]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[lactation curve]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[persistency]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[total milk yield]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[efectos genéticos aditivos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[curva de lactancia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[persistencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[rendimiento total de la leche]]></kwd>
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