GENETIC TRENDS FOR GROWTH TRAITS IN NELLORE CATTLE RAISED IN THE HUMID TROPICAL REGION OF BRAZIL
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(Co)variances, heritability and genetics change were estimated for weight at 120 (W120), 210 (W210), 365 (W365), 450 (W450) and 550 (W550 ) days of age in Nellore cattle from the Humid Tropical region of Brazil. A total of 65,876 records of animals born between 1993 to 2010 and raised on pasture were used. The (co)variance components were estimated by restricted maximum likelihood, and breeding values ??were predicted using an individual animal model. The genetic trends were plotted by linear regression of breeding values ??in the animals’ birth year. The heritability coefficients due to direct genetic effect were 0.37±0.019; 0.39±0.019; 0.41±0.013; 0.41±0.015 and 0.41±0.021 The maternal heritability estimates for W120 and W210 were 0.05±0.011 and 0.06±0.011, respectively. The genetic gains were 1.326, 2.014, 2.670, 3.056 and 3.128 kg/year for W120, W210, W365, W450 and W550, respectively. The estimates of genetic parameters and trends indicate the existence of genetic progress in pre- and post-weight traits from herds of Brazil Tropic Humid region.
KEYWORDS: animal breeding program; (co)variances; genetic gain; heritability; post-weaning weight; pre-weaning weight.Downloads
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