Análise genético-quantitativa de pesos aos 8, 12, 18 e 24 meses de idade em um rebanho da raça Guzerá
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2003-12-01
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Mucari, Talita Buttarello
Oliveira, João Ademir de [UNESP]
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi obter estimativas de herdabilidades, correlações genéticas, tendências genéticas e correlações de rank dos touros, para os pesos aos 8, 12, 18 e 24 meses de idade, no rebanho Guzerá do Campus da UNESP, Ilha Solteira, SP. As herdabilidades e os valores genéticos dos animais foram estimados por modelo animal, usando o programa computacional MTDFREML. As correlações genéticas (Pearson) e de rank dos touros (Spearman) foram obtidas pelo procedimento CORR do SAS, utilizando os valores genéticos dos animais, enquanto as tendências genéticas foram calculadas pelo procedimento REG do SAS, utilizando a média anual dos referidos valores genéticos. O modelo estatístico para a análise genética incluiu os efeitos fixos de grupo contemporâneo e a covariável idade da vaca ao parto (efeitos linear e quadrático), e os efeitos aleatórios genético aditivo direto, genético aditivo materno, de ambiente permanente da vaca e residual. As estimativas obtidas para a herdabilidade direta foram 0,14; 0,08; 0,08 e 0,13 e para materna, 0,01; 0,02; 0,02 e 0,05, respectivamente, para os pesos aos 8, 12, 18 e 24 meses de idade. As estimativas dos coeficientes de correlação genética foram positivas e de alta magnitude entre todos os pesos estudados. As tendências genéticas anuais foram baixas e significativas apenas para os pesos aos 8 e 18 meses de idade. As correlações de rank dos touros foram moderadas e significativas, implicando em razoável manutenção de posição de classificação dos touros, quando se comparam, dois a dois, os pesos estudados.
The objective of this study was to estimate heritabilities, genetic correlations, genetic trends and rank correlations of the bulls, for weights at 8, 12, 18 and 24 months of age, in the Guzerat herd from UNESP Campus, Ilha Solteira, SP. The heritabilities and the breeding values were estimated by animal model, using the MTDFREML computational program. The genetic correlations (Pearson) and the rank correlations (Spearman) were obtained by SAS CORR procedure, using the animal breeding values, while the genetic trends were calculated by SAS' REG procedure, using the annual average of the referred breeding values. The statistic model for genetic analysis included fixed effects of contemporary groups and age of cow at calving as covariable (linear and quadratic effects) and random effects: direct additive genetic, maternal genetic, permanent environmental of the cow and residual. The heritabilities for the direct genetic effects were .14, .08, .08 and .13, and for maternal effects were: .01, .02, .02 and .05, respectively, for weights at 8, 12, 18 and 24 months of age. The estimates of the genetic correlation coefficients were positive and of high magnitude, among all studied weights. The annual genetic trends were low and significant only for the weights at 8 and 18 months of age. The rank correlations of the bulls were moderate and significant, indicating reasonable maintenance of rank position of the bulls, when the studied weights were, two by two, compared.
The objective of this study was to estimate heritabilities, genetic correlations, genetic trends and rank correlations of the bulls, for weights at 8, 12, 18 and 24 months of age, in the Guzerat herd from UNESP Campus, Ilha Solteira, SP. The heritabilities and the breeding values were estimated by animal model, using the MTDFREML computational program. The genetic correlations (Pearson) and the rank correlations (Spearman) were obtained by SAS CORR procedure, using the animal breeding values, while the genetic trends were calculated by SAS' REG procedure, using the annual average of the referred breeding values. The statistic model for genetic analysis included fixed effects of contemporary groups and age of cow at calving as covariable (linear and quadratic effects) and random effects: direct additive genetic, maternal genetic, permanent environmental of the cow and residual. The heritabilities for the direct genetic effects were .14, .08, .08 and .13, and for maternal effects were: .01, .02, .02 and .05, respectively, for weights at 8, 12, 18 and 24 months of age. The estimates of the genetic correlation coefficients were positive and of high magnitude, among all studied weights. The annual genetic trends were low and significant only for the weights at 8 and 18 months of age. The rank correlations of the bulls were moderate and significant, indicating reasonable maintenance of rank position of the bulls, when the studied weights were, two by two, compared.
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Genetic correlation, genetic trend, guzerat, Heritability, Rank correlation, Weight, correlação de rank, Correlação genética, guzerá, Herdabilidade, Peso, Tendência genética
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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia. Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia, v. 32, n. 6, p. 1604-1613, 2003.