Improvements were observed for Girolando herds.
The greatest annual genetic change estimates for 305-day milk yield were 43.06 and 101.97 milk/yr for sires of bulls and dams of bulls.
The results of the present study showed that designed genetic program has had a positive impact on milk yield and age at first calving and negative or no impact on first calving interval for 28 years in Girolando cattle.