A calibration and validation set were designed for the conception and evaluation of the method adequacy.
CG was involved in the conception of this evaluation and in review of the manuscript for intellectual content.
JS was involved in the conception of this evaluation and in development and review of the manuscript for intellectual content.
When applied to 3 fertility traits of 27,971,895 cows and heifers, the new model used daughter pregnancy rate as a correlated trait to improve heifer and cow conception rate evaluations for older animals and in herd-years where records are missing, and also added information from crossbreds.
The authors wish to thank Prof. Hans-Peter Simmen, new Chairman of the Division of Trauma Surgery at the authors' institution, for his support in the conception and evaluation of this study.
US was involved in the conception of this evaluation, in the analysis and interpretation of data, and in development and review of the manuscript for intellectual content.
DK contributed by conception of the evaluation, analysis and interpretation of data and drafting the article.
KR contributed by conception of the evaluation, analysis and interpretation of data and drafting the article.
Criteria and process for evaluation.
Our new neighborhood is ripe for evaluation.
Boeing 502 turboprop; twenty built for evaluation.
