Estimates of genetic parameters for carcass, growth and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle

dc.contributor.authorCaetano, S. L. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSavegnago, R. P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBoligon, A. A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorRamos, S. B. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorChud, T. C S [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLÔbo, R. B.
dc.contributor.authorMunari, D. P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionAssociação Nacional de Criadores e Pesquisadores (ANCP)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:29:49Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:29:49Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-01
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for female mature weight (FMW), age at first calving (AFC), weight gain from birth to 120 days (WG_B_120), from 210 to 365 days (WG_210_365), rib eye area (REA), back fat thickness (BF), rump fat (RF) and body weight at scanning date (BWS) using single and multiple-trait animal models by the REML method from Nellore cattle data. The estimates of heritability ranged from 0.163±0.011 for WG_210_365 to 0.309±0.028 for RF using the single-trait model and from 0.163±0.010 for WG_210_365 to 0.382±0.025 for BWS using the multiple-trait model. The estimates of genetic correlations ranged from -0.35±0.08 between AFC with BF to 0.69±0.04 between WG_B_120 with BWS. Selection for weights gains, REA, and BWS can improve FMW. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ciências Exatas Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationAssociação Nacional de Criadores e Pesquisadores (ANCP), 14020-230 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Ciências Exatas Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo
dc.format.extent1-7
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2013.04.004
dc.identifier.citationLivestock Science, v. 155, n. 1, p. 1-7, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.livsci.2013.04.004
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-84879842476.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1871-1413
dc.identifier.lattes6064277731903249
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84879842476
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75769
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000320836400001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofLivestock Science
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.204
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,730
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBack fat thickness
dc.subjectBeef cattle
dc.subjectFemale mature weight
dc.subjectRib eye area
dc.subjectRump fat
dc.subjectAnimalia
dc.subjectBos
dc.titleEstimates of genetic parameters for carcass, growth and reproductive traits in Nellore cattleen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
unesp.author.lattes6064277731903249
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt

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