Table 1. Results of the general linear model of the mean THI thresholds associated with the CR in the Holstein (AI = 2,541) and the Jersey (AI = 474) breeds

THI threshold Holstein Jersey
B slope n ≥ THI p CR (%) B slope n ≥ THI p CR (%)
50 −0.90 1,430 < 0.05 28.9 −0.45 311 < 0.05 38.9
51 −0.91 1,390 < 0.05 28.7 −0.45 303 < 0.05 38.9
52 −0.91 1,322 < 0.05 28.7 −0.45 292 < 0.05 39.0
53 −0.91 1,266 < 0.05 28.8 −0.44 276 < 0.05 39.1
54 −0.90 1,219 < 0.05 29.0 −0.44 268 < 0.05 39.2
55 −0.89 1,180 < 0.05 29.1 −0.44 263 < 0.05 39.2
56 −0.87 1,116 < 0.05 29.5 −0.45 256 < 0.05 39.1
57 −0.90 1,038 < 0.05 29.0 −0.45 251 < 0.05 39.0
58 −0.89 1,005 < 0.05 29.1 −0.45 246 < 0.05 39.0
59 −0.92 937 < 0.05 28.5 −0.45 244 < 0.05 38.9
60 −0.92 897 < 0.05 28.5 −0.45 241 < 0.05 39.0
61 −0.92 854 < 0.05 28.6 −0.46 232 < 0.05 38.8
62 −0.93 811 < 0.05 28.4 −0.45 229 < 0.05 38.9
63 −0.93 764 < 0.05 28.3 −0.45 224 < 0.05 38.8
64 −0.94 736 < 0.05 28.1 −0.46 222 < 0.05 38.7
65 −0.94 625 < 0.05 28.2 −0.46 217 < 0.05 38.7
66 −0.95 582 < 0.05 27.8 −0.46 215 < 0.05 38.6
67 −0.97 529 < 0.05 27.4 −0.48 206 < 0.05 38.3
68 −0.97 484 < 0.05 27.5 −0.49 190 < 0.05 37.9
69 −1.01 445 < 0.05 26.7 −0.53 170 < 0.05 37.1
70 −1.05 393 < 0.05 26.0 −0.52 161 < 0.05 37.3
71 −1.02 339 < 0.05 26.5 −0.49 155 < 0.05 38.1
72 −1.08 292 < 0.05 25.3 −0.49 145 < 0.05 37.9
73 −1.13 245 < 0.05 24.5 −0.51 112 < 0.05 37.5
74 −1.04 207 < 0.05 26.1 −0.54 87 < 0.05 36.8
75 −1.16 155 < 0.05 23.9 −0.61 71 < 0.05 35.2
76 −1.34 120 < 0.05 20.8 −0.72 52 < 0.05 32.7
77 −1.53 84 < 0.05 17.9 −0.92 42 < 0.05 28.6
78 −1.67 57 < 0.05 15.8 −0.69 18 = 0.05 33.3
THI, temperature-humidity index; CR, conception rate; AI, artificial insemination.