Phenotypic, genetic and environmental parameters for traits related to femur bone integrity and body weight at 42 days of age in a broiler population
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2015-11-01
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Grupioni, N. V. [UNESP]
Cruz, V. A. R. [UNESP]
Stafuzza, N. B. [UNESP]
Freitas, L. A. [UNESP]
Ramos, S. B. [UNESP]
Savegnago, R. P. [UNESP]
Peixoto, J. O.
Ledur, M. C.
Munari, D. P. [UNESP]
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Poultry Science Association Inc.
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Intense selection among broilers, especially for performance and carcass traits, currently favors locomotion problems and bone resistance. Conducting studies relating to development and growth of bone tissue in broilers is necessary to minimize losses. Thus, genetic parameters were estimated for a broiler population's phenotypic traits such as BW at 42 d of age (BW42), chilled femur weight (CFW) and its yield (CFY), and femur measurements: calcium, DM, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc content; breaking strength; rigidity; length; and thickness. Variance components were estimated through multitrait analyses using the restricted maximum likelihood method. The model included a fixed group effect (sex and hatch) and additive and residual genetic random effects. The heritability estimates we obtained ranged from 0.10 ± 0.05 to 0.50 ± 0.08 for chilled femur yield and BW42, respectively, and indicated that the traits can respond to the selection process, except for CFY, which presented low-magnitude heritability coefficients. Genetic correlation estimates between breaking strength, rigidity, and traits related to mineral content indicated that selection that aims to improve the breaking strength resistance of the femur is highly correlated with mineral content. Given the genetic correlation estimates between BW42 and minerals, it is suggested that in this population, selection for BW42 can be performed with greater intensity without affecting femoral integrity.
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Body weight, Femur mineral content, Genetic correlation, Quantitative trait, Selection
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Poultry Science, v. 94, n. 11, p. 2604-2607, 2015.