ArticleVeterinary and animal science2026
Predicting longevity-related traits in Swiss low-input and organic dairy cows from herdbook data of first versus second lactation.
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- Early-life milk production traits predict lifetime milk yield and support replacement decisions in Holstein, Jersey and Crossbred dairy cows under subtropical conditions.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Dairy cows' longevity integrates multiple functional traits and influences dairy production sustainability. This study assessed the impact of productive lifespan on lifetime productivity in Swiss low-input and organic dairy farms, compared the predictability of longevity and lifetime production using first- versus second-lactation data, and evaluated whether lactation curve parameters (LCP) derived from test-day records improve predictions. Herdbook data of culled cows were analyzed using mixed-effects models to predict length of productive lifespan (LPL; days from first calving to culling), number of lactations until culling (MaxLN), lifetime milk production (LTP; kg energy-corrected milk, ECM), and average daily milk yield during productive lifespan (DMY_LPL; kg ECM). Records from first and second lactation were used in three datasets: a large dataset (n = 10,031 cows, 384 farms), a dataset with insemination records (n = 6,011 cows in first and 5,662 in second lactation, 372 farms), and a dataset with LCP (n = 6,048 cows in first and 6,735 in second lactation, 384 farms). Models based on second-lactation data with insemination records performed best for LPL and LTP, whereas MaxLN was best predicted using first-lactation data with insemination records. Predictability remained low for LPL (0.7%) and MaxLN (0.8%), and moderate for LTP (10.0%). Models including LCP best predicted DMY_LPL (64.9%). Predictive performance improved with additional factors, including somatic cell count, breed, calving interval, age at first calving, lactation persistency, milk yield traits, fat-to-protein ratio, and alpine pasturing. Based on second-lactation data, lifetime milk yield traits were reasonably predictable, whereas longevity prediction remained challenging.
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