Publicação: Repeatability and heritability of response to superovulation in Holstein cows
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1999-04-15
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The objective of this study was to estimate the relative effects of genetic and phenotypic factors on the efficacy and efficiency of superovulation for Holstein-Friesian cows reared in Brazil. A database, established by the Associacao Brasileira de Criadores de Bovinos da Raca Holandesa, consisting of a total of 5387 superovulations of 2941 cows distributed over 473 herds and sired by 690 bulls was used for the analysis. The records were analyzed by MTDFREML (Multiple Trait Derivative-Free Restricted Maximum Likelihood), using a repeatability animal model. The fixed effects included in the model were contemporaneous group (veterinarian, herd, year and season of the superovulation); number of semen doses; cow age; and superovulation order. The estimated repeatability of the number of the transferable embryos was low (0.13), and the estimated heritability was 0.03. These results indicate that environmental factors play a critical role in the response of a cow to a superovulation treatment. There is little evidence that future responses to superovulation by individual females can be predicted by previous treatment(s) or that superovulation response is an heritable trait.
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Genetic aspects, Holstein-Friesian, Yield embryos, aging, animal, animal disease, artificial insemination, cattle, cow, data analysis, data base, embryo transfer, environment, environmental factor, female, genetics, heritability, nonhuman, physiology, reproducibility, season, superovulation, Aging, Animals, Cattle, Embryo Transfer, Environment, Female, Insemination, Artificial, Reproducibility of Results, Seasons, Superovulation, Animalia, Bos taurus, Friesia
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Theriogenology, v. 51, n. 6, p. 1151-1156, 1999.
