Endocrine Measurements and Calving Performance of Swedish Red and White and Swedish Holstein Dairy Cattle with Special Respect to Stillbirth

Table 3 Descriptive data of the calving performance in animals delivering a weak calf.

No.	Breed	Parity	Gestation length (d)	Degree of calving difficulty				Calf sex/weight (kg)	Cotyl (n)/Placenta wt (kg)
				0	1	2	3
1044	SRB	1	280			Yes		M/47	30/2.5
1055	SRB	1	276		Yes			M/45	65/4.8
1078	SRB	1	279		Yes			F/?	?
1093	SLB	1	279		Yes			F/47	91/3.5
1099	SLB	1	287		Yes			M/43	96/4.1
1101	SLB	1	281				Yes	M/56	37/3.2
1110	SLB	1	276			Yes		M/52	95/5.6

SRB = Swedish Red and White breed; SLB = Swedish Holstein breed; Parity 1 = heifers; Degree of calving difficulty: 0 = unassisted, 1 = slight, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe; M = male, F = female; Cotyl. = the number of cotyledons; Placenta wt = placental weight; ? = a missing value (only the calf from No. 1078 died 24 – 48 h after birth)

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