Genetic parameters for growth traits in Mexican Nellore cattle |
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Authors: | Juan Carlos Martínez-González Francisco Javier García-Esquivel Gaspar Manuel Parra-Bracamonte Héctor Castillo-Juárez Eugenia Guadalupe Cienfuegos-Rivas |
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Institution: | 1.Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas,Ciudad Victoria,Mexico;2.Centro de Biotecnología Genómica del Instituto Politécnico Nacional,Reynosa,Mexico;3.Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal,Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco,D.F.,Mexico |
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Abstract: | The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for growth traits in Mexican Nellore cattle. A univariate animal
model was used to estimate (co)variance components and genetic parameters. The traits evaluated were birth weight (BW), weaning
weight (WW), and yearling weight (YW). Models used included the fixed effects of contemporary groups (herd, sex, year, and
season of birth) and age of dam (linear and quadratic) as a covariate. They also included the animal, dam, and residual as
random effects. Phenotypic means (SD) for BW, WW, and YW were 31.4 (1.6), 175 (32), and 333 (70) kg, respectively. Direct
heritability, maternal heritability, and the genetic correlation between additive direct and maternal effects were 0.59, 0.17,
and −0.90 for BW; 0.29, 0.17, and −0.90 for WW; and 0.24, 0.15, and −0.86 for YW, respectively. The results showed moderate
direct and maternal heritabilities for the studied traits. The genetic correlations between direct and maternal effects were
negative and high for all the traits indicating important tradeoffs between direct and maternal effects. There are significant
possibilities for genetic progress for the growth traits studied if they are included in a breeding program considering these
associations. |
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