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Table 1 Summary statistics for male and female fertility and reproduction traits in Nellore cattle

From: Genetic parameters for various semen production and quality traits and indicators of male and female reproductive performance in Nellore cattle

Traits

N

Mean (SD)

Mode

 

Minimum

Maximum

NCG

 

Male traits

 

Semen quality

VOL (mL)

15,882

4.07 (2.04)

-

 

0.50

20.00

617

VIG (0–5)

14,361

3.12 (0.54)

3

 

0

5

586

TURB (0–5)

14,877

1.16 (1.10)

0

 

0

5

608

MOT (%)

17,225

70.75(11.40)

-

 

5

95

606

 

Morphological traits

SC (cm)

18,435

33.00 (2,64)

-

 

22.50

48.00

803

LTL (cm)

18,693

12.08 (1.27)

-

 

5.20

18.50

904

RTL (cm)

18,680

12.11 (1.25)

-

 

6.70

19.00

903

LTW (cm)

18,677

6.53 (0.67)

-

 

3.00

9.30

903

RTW (cm)

18,662

6.58 (0.67)

-

 

4.00

9.50

902

VESIC_L (cm)

15,054

8.62 (1.93)

-

 

3.00

16.00

622

VESIC_W (cm)

15,038

2.23 (0.61)

-

 

0.50

10.00

622

TV (dm3)

15,659

0.25 (0.05)

-

 

0.06

0.49

631

TF (1–4)

18,848

1.85 (0.52)

2

 

1

4

917

 

Sperm defects

MAD (%)

14,312

12.75 (10.45)

-

 

0

131

591

MID (%)

13,743

4.67 (4.03)

-

 

0

67

517

TD (%)

14,621

17.33 (11.74)

-

 

0

136

606

 

Bulls and semen evaluation

BULL_FIT (1–4)

2,813

1.34 (0.74)

1

 

1

4

61

SMN_ASPC (1–4)

3,839

2.34 (0.94)

2

 

1

4

118

 

Female traits

 
    

%S

1

 

REB (1–2)

65,836

1.52 (0.50)

2

52.10

1

2

191

REBB (1–2)

59,675

1.55 (0.50)

2

55.00

1

2

184

REBA (1–2)

8,108

1.31 (0.46)

1

31.04

1

2

89

PP14 (1–2)

35,057

1.18 (0.39)

1

18.29

1

2

90

STAY (1–2)

127,106

1.27 (0.45)

1

28.59

1

2

201

  1. VOL Ejaculate volume, VIG Spermatic vigor, TURB Spermatic vortex, MOT Rectilinear progressive sperm motility, SC Scrotal circumference, LTL Left testicular length, RTL Right testicular length, LTW Left testicular width, RTW Right testicular width, VESIC_COMP, VESICL Seminal vesicle length, VESICW Seminal vesicle width, TV Testicular volume, TF Testicular format, MAD Percentage of sperm cells with major sperm defects, MID Percentage of sperm cells with minor sperm defects, TD Percentage of total sperm cells with sperm defects, BULL_FIT evaluation andrological bull's fitness, SMN_ASPC Evaluation of seminal aspect, REB All records of rebreeding of females, REBB Rebreeding of females that entered reproduction at two years old, REBA Rebreeding of precocity heifers, PP14 Pregnancy probability at 14 months, STAY Ability to remain productive in the herd, N Total of records, SD Standard deviation, NGC Number of contemporary groups, %S Percentage success rate