Table 1.
The number of animals in the reference sets and validation sets
| Traits | Reference sets | Validation sets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holstein | Jersey | Holstein Bulls | Jersey Bulls | Australian Red Bulls | |||
| Bulls | Cows | Bulls | Cows | ||||
| Milk production traits (FatY/MilkY/ProtY/Fat%/Protein%) | 3049 | 8478 | 770 | 3917 | 262 | 105 | 114 |
| Fertility | 2806 | 7838 | 716 | 3830 | 396 | 81 | 114 |
| Heat Tolerance traits (FatY_HT/MilkY_HT /ProtY_HT) | 2028 | 2037 | 476 | 1116 | 252 | 101 | - |
Milk production traits include fat yield (FatY), milk yield (MilkY), protein yield (ProteinY), fat percent (Fat%) and protein percent (Protein%); Heat tolerance traits are the decline of fat yield (FatY_HT), milk yield (MilkY_HT) and protein yield (ProtY_HT) under heat stress