Records of 4959 lactation in 1985 to 1998 of 2414 Brown Swiss cows breed, daughters of 70 sires in 51 herds, were used to estimate the genetic trend for milk and fat yield adjusted for 305 days of lactation and mature age of cows (PL305ME and PG305ME). The genetic trend for sires was estimated using a linear regression of the breeding values of the sires to their daughters calving year, averaged to number of daughters in each calving year. The genetic trend of the cows was estimated using a linear regression of their estimates breeding values averaged to number of observation in each year of calving. The animal model used to estimate the breeding values, inclued the fixed effects of herd, year-season of calving, genetic group of the animals, and random effects of animal, permanent and temporary environment. The means of PL305ME and PG305ME were 6085.79 ± 1627.73 and 225.60 ± 60.46 kg, respectivelly. The genetic trend estimated to sires were 33.01 ± 15.27 and 1.98 ± 0,61 kg/year to PL305ME and PG305ME, respectivelly. The genetic trend estimated for cows were 20.54 ± 2.04 and .93 ± .06 kg/year para PL305ME and PG305ME, respectively.
fat and milk yield; genetic trend; Brown Swiss
