Associação genética entre características indicadoras de temperamento e de precocidade sexual em fêmeas da raça Nelore
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2012-07-20
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Valente, Tiago da Silva [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Este trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de estudar a associação genética entre características indicadoras de temperamento e de precocidade sexual de fêmeas bovinas da raça Nelore. Foram utilizados dados de temperamento de 7.500 bovinos machos e fêmeas com 18 meses de idade (sobreano) das safras de 2008 e 2009 da Agropecuária Jacarezinho Ltda. (AJ). As características indicadoras de precocidade sexual das fêmeas foram obtidas a partir do arquivo zootécnico da fazenda, para animais nascidos entre os anos de 1984 e 2009. O temperamento foi avaliado durante o manejo de pesagem ao sobreano por meio do teste de movimentação na balança (MOV), atribuindo-se escores de 1 (nenhum movimento) a 5 (animal salta, elevando os membros superiores pelo menos 2,5 centímetros do solo), teste de velocidade de fuga (VF), com uso de um dispositivo de células fotoelétricas que registra o tempo (em segundos) para percorrer uma distância determinada ao sair do tronco de contenção após o manejo de pesagem e o escore de temperamento (ET) realizado pela AJ, atribuindo-se escores 1 (animal calmo) a 5 (animal muito reativo – comportamento agressivo ao observador). Como características indicadoras de precocidade sexual foram utilizadas: a idade ao primeiro parto, em dias (IPP) e a ocorrência de prenhez precoce (PRECO), característica binária, com escore 2 para as novilhas que pariram até 30 meses de idade e escore 1 para as que falharam. Para a estimação dos componentes de (co)variância e parâmetros genéticos para as características estudadas foi utilizada a Inferência Bayesiana. Para VF e IPP foi utilizado um modelo linear e para MOV, ET e PRECO um modelo não-linear (threshold). As estimativas de herdabilidade a posteriori para VF, MOV, ET, IPP e PRECO foram 0,27, 0,11, 0,16, 0,09 e 0,44, respectivamente. As correlações...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic associations between temperament and female sexual precocity traits in Nellore beef cattle. The temperament was assessed for 7,500 male and female cattle, at 18 months of age (yearling) and born in 2008 and 2009, from the herd of Agropecuária Jacarezinho Ltda. (AJ). The female sexual precocity traits were obtained from the files of the farm for animals born between 1990 and 2009. Temperament was evaluated during the handling for weight determination using a movement score (MOV), assigning scores from 1 (no movement) to 5 (animal jumps, raising the forelegs at least 2.5 cm of the soil); the flight speed (VF), using an electronic device that records the speed at which the animals exit the crush (in m/s) and; temperament score (ET), already in use by AJ, assigning a score from 1 (animal calm) to 5 (animal very reactive - aggressive behavior toward the observer). The female sexual precocity traits used were: age at first calving, in days (IPP) and; occurrence of precocious pregnancy (PRECO), a binary trait in scores of 2 for heifers that calved until 30 months of age and, 1 for the heifers that failed. Bayesian Inference was used for estimation of (co)variance components and genetic parameters. For VF and IPP, a linear model was applied and for MOV, PRECO and ET, a threshold model. The heritability estimates for VF, MOV, ET, IPP and PRECO were 0.27, 0.11, 0.16, 0.09 and 0.44, respectively. The genetic correlations of IPP with VF (0.14), MOV (0.13) and ET (0.09) were all low, as well as for PRECO with VF (-0.19), MOV (-0.03) and ET (-0.03). Although low, all correlations were in a favorable direction, indicating that the temperament is positively associated with sexual precocity. These results suggest that to improve the beef cattle temperament and the sexual precocity, these traits... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic associations between temperament and female sexual precocity traits in Nellore beef cattle. The temperament was assessed for 7,500 male and female cattle, at 18 months of age (yearling) and born in 2008 and 2009, from the herd of Agropecuária Jacarezinho Ltda. (AJ). The female sexual precocity traits were obtained from the files of the farm for animals born between 1990 and 2009. Temperament was evaluated during the handling for weight determination using a movement score (MOV), assigning scores from 1 (no movement) to 5 (animal jumps, raising the forelegs at least 2.5 cm of the soil); the flight speed (VF), using an electronic device that records the speed at which the animals exit the crush (in m/s) and; temperament score (ET), already in use by AJ, assigning a score from 1 (animal calm) to 5 (animal very reactive - aggressive behavior toward the observer). The female sexual precocity traits used were: age at first calving, in days (IPP) and; occurrence of precocious pregnancy (PRECO), a binary trait in scores of 2 for heifers that calved until 30 months of age and, 1 for the heifers that failed. Bayesian Inference was used for estimation of (co)variance components and genetic parameters. For VF and IPP, a linear model was applied and for MOV, PRECO and ET, a threshold model. The heritability estimates for VF, MOV, ET, IPP and PRECO were 0.27, 0.11, 0.16, 0.09 and 0.44, respectively. The genetic correlations of IPP with VF (0.14), MOV (0.13) and ET (0.09) were all low, as well as for PRECO with VF (-0.19), MOV (-0.03) and ET (-0.03). Although low, all correlations were in a favorable direction, indicating that the temperament is positively associated with sexual precocity. These results suggest that to improve the beef cattle temperament and the sexual precocity, these traits... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Bovino de corte, Nelore (Zebu), Bovino - Comportamento, Mapeamento cromossômico, Genetica animal, Teoria bayesiana de decisão estatistica, Gene mapping
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VALENTE, Tiago da Silva. Associação genética entre características indicadoras de temperamento e de precocidade sexual em fêmeas da raça Nelore. 2012. viii, 44 f. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, 2012.