Parâmetros genéticos de escore de temperamento em bovinos da raça Nelore
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2013-07-11
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Silva, Carolina Rosa [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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O temperamento bovino é uma característica que influencia o potencial produtivo de rebanhos por estar correlacionada com o desempenho dos animais e ter relação com aspectos facilitadores das atividades de manejo, bem-estar e segurança dos animais e funcionários. Deste modo, é importante a compreensão de fatores ambientais e genéticos que influenciam essa característica, a fim de estabelecer métodos de seleção para animais com temperamento mais adequado. Esse estudo teve o objetivo de estimar parâmetros genéticos para escore de temperamento de bovinos da raça Nelore, entre os quais a correlação genética desta característica com o peso à desmama, utilizando-se diferentes modelos estatísticos. Foram utilizados 285.020 registros de escore de temperamento (TEMP) e peso a desmama (PDES) de animais da raça Nelore controlados pelo Programa de Melhoramento Genético da CRV Lagoa Ltda. Os dados foram analisados utilizando-se 5 modelos estatísticos: análise uni-catacterística de PDES (modelo linear 1), TEMP (modelo linear 2) e bi-característica considerando PDES e TEMP (modelo linear-linear 3), pelo método de máxima verossimilhança restrita, análise uni-característica para TEMP (modelo limiar 4) e bi-característica considerando PDES e TEMP (modelo linear-limiar 5), por meio de inferência bayesiana. O peso a desmama (PDES) foi considerado na análise bi-característica com temperamento visando investigar eventuais efeitos de seleção sequencial, também possibilitando estimar a correlação genética entre estes dois critérios de seleção. As herdabilidades estimadas de TEMP foram da ordem de 0,21 ± 0,003 (modelos lineares em análises uni e bi-característica) e 0,26 (modelo de limiar e modelo limiar-linear-intervalo de confiança a 95%, IC95%, compreendido entre 0,21 e 0,32). As correlações genéticas estimadas entre TEMP e PDES foram de baixa a moderada magnitude...
Temperament is a trait that influences the production potential of livestock because it is related to performance traits as well as the day by aspects of handling, welfare and of animals and employees safety. So, it is important to understand the environmental and genetic factors that influence temperament in order to establish methods of selection for animals with suitable temperament. The objectives of this study were to estimate genetic parameters for temperament score of Nelore cattle, among them the genetic correlation of temperament and weaning weight, using different statistical models. Records on 285,020 temperament score (TEMP) and weaning weight (PDES) of Nellore cattle controlled by the breeding program of CRV Lagoa Ltda were used. Data were analyzed using 5 statistical models: uni-trait model for PDES (linear model 1) and TEMP (linear model 2), two-trait model considering PDES and TEMP (linear-linear model 3), an uni-trait threshold model for TEMP (threshold model 4) and a bi-trait threshold model for PDES and TEMP (linear- threshold model 5), using Bayesian inference. The characteristic weaning weight (PDES) has been considered in the bi-trait analysis with temperament in order to investigate possible effects of sequential selection, and also to estimate the genetic correlation between these two selection criteria. Heritability estimates of TEMP were approximately 0.21 ± 0.003 (linear models for univariate and bi-trait models) and 0.26 (threshold model and linear-threshold model confidence interval of 95%, comprised between 0.21 and 0.32.) The genetic correlation between TEMP and PDES was low to moderate (-0.33 ± 0.01 (linear-linear model) and 0.34 (95% CI: -0.40, -0.28) (linear threshold model). The temperament is a moderately heritable trait and can respond to selection. The correlations between EBVs of animals obtained based on five models were quite high (> 0.92). The use ...
Temperament is a trait that influences the production potential of livestock because it is related to performance traits as well as the day by aspects of handling, welfare and of animals and employees safety. So, it is important to understand the environmental and genetic factors that influence temperament in order to establish methods of selection for animals with suitable temperament. The objectives of this study were to estimate genetic parameters for temperament score of Nelore cattle, among them the genetic correlation of temperament and weaning weight, using different statistical models. Records on 285,020 temperament score (TEMP) and weaning weight (PDES) of Nellore cattle controlled by the breeding program of CRV Lagoa Ltda were used. Data were analyzed using 5 statistical models: uni-trait model for PDES (linear model 1) and TEMP (linear model 2), two-trait model considering PDES and TEMP (linear-linear model 3), an uni-trait threshold model for TEMP (threshold model 4) and a bi-trait threshold model for PDES and TEMP (linear- threshold model 5), using Bayesian inference. The characteristic weaning weight (PDES) has been considered in the bi-trait analysis with temperament in order to investigate possible effects of sequential selection, and also to estimate the genetic correlation between these two selection criteria. Heritability estimates of TEMP were approximately 0.21 ± 0.003 (linear models for univariate and bi-trait models) and 0.26 (threshold model and linear-threshold model confidence interval of 95%, comprised between 0.21 and 0.32.) The genetic correlation between TEMP and PDES was low to moderate (-0.33 ± 0.01 (linear-linear model) and 0.34 (95% CI: -0.40, -0.28) (linear threshold model). The temperament is a moderately heritable trait and can respond to selection. The correlations between EBVs of animals obtained based on five models were quite high (> 0.92). The use ...
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Bovino de corte, Nelore (Zebu), Teoria bayesiana de decisão estatistica, Temperamento, Corpo - Peso, Genetica animal, Animal genetics
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SILVA, Carolina Rosa. Parâmetros genéticos de escore de temperamento em bovinos da raça Nelore. 2013. vi, 48 p. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias de Jaboticabal, 2013.