Métodos para avaliação do temperamento de bovinos: estimação de parâmetros genéticos e relações com o desempenho
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2013-06-17
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Sant'Anna, Aline Cristina [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar, dentre diferentes medidas de temperamento, a mais adequada para avaliação do temperamento de bovinos de corte, tendo em conta a praticidade de sua aplicação e possibilidade de utilização em programas de melhoramento genético. Como objetivos específicos buscamos: 1) avaliar a associação entre as escalas qualitativas de classificação do temperamento com quatro métodos tradicionalmente utilizados e, avaliar a possibilidade de uso deste método como indicador do temperamento de bovinos; 2) estimar parâmetros genéticos para diferentes indicadores do temperamento e avaliar a possibilidade de aplicação destes como critérios de seleção; 3) estimar a associação genética entre temperamento e características de crescimento na raça Nelore. O temperamento foi avaliado para 23.420 animais machos e fêmeas ao sobreano, em idade próxima aos 550 dias, nascidos entre 2002 e 2009 com uso de um escore de temperamento (TS), baseado em uma escala de 1 a 5 que considera a reação do animal, após sair do tronco de contenção. Além disso, 9.150 indivíduos nascidos em 2008 e 2009 foram avaliados para as seguintes características: escore de movimentação (MOV), em escala de 1 a 5 de acordo com a sua movimentação no tronco de contenção; escore de tronco (CS), em que são atribuídas notas de 1 a 4 para a reatividade geral do animal dentro do tronco de contenção; e velocidade de fuga (VF), que é um registro da velocidade (em m/s) com que os animais saem do tronco de contenção após a pesagem. As características de crescimento avaliadas foram peso à desmama (PD) e ganho de peso médio diário pós-desmama (GMD). Foi utilizada Inferência Bayesiana com Amostragem de Gibbs para estimar os componentes de (co) variância e valores genéticos dos animais. As estimativas de herdabilidade para VF, TS, CS e MOV foram...
The aim of this study was to identify, among several indicators, the most adequate method to assess beef cattle temperament on farms, considering its feasibility and possibility of use in breeding programs. The specific objectives were: 1) to access the relationship of observer temperament ratings, the qualitative behavior assessment methos (QBA) with four others traditional methods, and to evaluate the possibility of using QBA as an indicator of cattle temperament; 2) to estimate genetic parameters of four temperament indicator traits for Nellore cattle, and to evaluate the possibility of using such traits as selection criteria in breeding programs; and 3) to estimate the genetic association between four temperament indicators and growth traits in Nellore cattle. Temperament was assessed for 23,420 male and female animals at yearling age, approximately 550 days, which were born between 2002 and 2009. A temperament score (TS) was used, which is based on a scale from 1 to 5 and considers the animal’s reaction after exiting the crush. Moreover, 9,150 individuals born between 2008 and 2009 were measured for the following traits: Movement Score (MOV), where animals were scored from 1 to 5 according to their movement inside the crush; Crush Score (CS), which assigns scores from 1 to 4 for an animal’s general reactivity inside the crush; and Flight Speed (FS), which is a recording of the speed (in m/s) at which the animals exit the crush after being weighed. The growth traits evaluated were weaning weight (WW) and post weaning average daily gain (ADG), for male and female animals born between 1990 and 2009. Bayesian Inference using Gibbs Sampling was applied to estimate (co)variance components and breeding values of the animals. Heritability estimates for FS, TS, CS, and MOV were 0.35, 0.15, 0.19, and 0.18, respectively. The genetic correlation estimates of FS with TS (0.85), CS (0.85)... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
The aim of this study was to identify, among several indicators, the most adequate method to assess beef cattle temperament on farms, considering its feasibility and possibility of use in breeding programs. The specific objectives were: 1) to access the relationship of observer temperament ratings, the qualitative behavior assessment methos (QBA) with four others traditional methods, and to evaluate the possibility of using QBA as an indicator of cattle temperament; 2) to estimate genetic parameters of four temperament indicator traits for Nellore cattle, and to evaluate the possibility of using such traits as selection criteria in breeding programs; and 3) to estimate the genetic association between four temperament indicators and growth traits in Nellore cattle. Temperament was assessed for 23,420 male and female animals at yearling age, approximately 550 days, which were born between 2002 and 2009. A temperament score (TS) was used, which is based on a scale from 1 to 5 and considers the animal’s reaction after exiting the crush. Moreover, 9,150 individuals born between 2008 and 2009 were measured for the following traits: Movement Score (MOV), where animals were scored from 1 to 5 according to their movement inside the crush; Crush Score (CS), which assigns scores from 1 to 4 for an animal’s general reactivity inside the crush; and Flight Speed (FS), which is a recording of the speed (in m/s) at which the animals exit the crush after being weighed. The growth traits evaluated were weaning weight (WW) and post weaning average daily gain (ADG), for male and female animals born between 1990 and 2009. Bayesian Inference using Gibbs Sampling was applied to estimate (co)variance components and breeding values of the animals. Heritability estimates for FS, TS, CS, and MOV were 0.35, 0.15, 0.19, and 0.18, respectively. The genetic correlation estimates of FS with TS (0.85), CS (0.85)... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Bovino de corte, Nelore (Zebu), Comportamento - Avaliação, Teoria bayesiana de decisão estatistica, Temperamento, Desempenho, Genetica animal, Animal genetics
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SANT'ANNA, Aline Cristina. Métodos para avaliação do temperamento de bovinos: estimação de parâmetros genéticos e relações com o desempenho. 2013. iv, 104 p. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, 2013.