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Genetic correlation estimates between age at puberty and growth, reproductive, and carcass traits in young Nelore bulls
Livestock Science ( IF 1.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-18 , DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104266
João Barbosa da Silva Neto , Elisa Peripolli , Eliane Vianna da Costa e Silva , Rafael Espigolan , Juan Diego Rodríguez Neira , Gustavo Schettini , Luiz Carlos Cesar da Costa Filho , Fernanda Battistotti Barbosa , Gustavo Guerino Macedo , Ludmilla Costa-Brunes , Raysildo B. Lobo , Angelica Simone Cravo Pereira , Fernando Baldi

The reduction of age at puberty in young bulls is an important issue to reduce the growing phase and promote substantial savings in production cost as well as to reduce the generation interval. This study aims to estimate genetic parameters for age at puberty in males (APM), growth, carcass, and reproductive-related traits in young Nelore bulls. Additionally, the direct and correlated response for growth, reproductive, and carcass traits were also estimated when a selection was applied for APM in such young bulls. APM was determined through evaluations carried out after weaning, using information from andrological clinical examination, ultrasound records, and scrotal circumference measurements. Records from 181,345 Nelore animals born between 2010 to 2017 were used. These animals were calves from 5,257 sires and 50,742 dams, and belonged to 18 farms located in the Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, and North regions of Brazil. The relationship matrix was built using information from 265,813 animals. The covariance components and the genetic parameters for APM, adjusted scrotal circumference at 365 (SC365) and 450 (SC450) days of age, adjusted weight at 210 (W210) and 450 (W450) days of age, age at first calving (AFC), ribeye area (REA), subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT), and rump fat thickness (RFT) were estimated using a linear animal model. A threshold animal model was used for Stayability (STAY) and early heifer pregnancy (PP30) traits. The heritabilities obtained were: 0.30 (APM), 0.33 (SC365), 0.37 (SC450), 0.14 (W210), 0.26 (W450), 0.08 (AFC), 0.29 (PP30), 0.19 (STAY), 0.32 (REA), 0.19 (SFT), and 0.28 (RFT). The genetic correlations estimates between APM and growth, reproductive, and carcass related traits were: -0.39 (SC365), -0.58 (SC450), -0.01 (W210), 0.08 (W450), 0.30 (AFC), -0.24 (PP30), 0.35 (STAY), 0.08 (REA), -0.05 (SFT), and -0.30 (RFT). The APM is a new approach to evaluate early sexual precocity in young bulls, and it would allow better identification of young candidates when compared to those selected based on scrotal circumference measures. Genetic progress is expected for APM in young bulls since it would favor the heifer's sexual precocity together with the dam's longevity without impacting growth and carcass traits. The results of this study encourage the use of male sexual precocity trait assisted by genomic selection to improve the genetic evaluation reliability of young bulls.



中文翻译:

内罗尔公牛的青春期与生长,生殖和car体性状之间的遗传相关性估算

年轻公牛青春期年龄的减少是一个重要的问题,它可以减少成年期并促进生产成本的大量节省,并缩短世代间隔。这项研究的目的是估计成年雄性(APM)的遗传参数,内罗尔幼年公牛的生长,growth体和生殖相关性状。此外,当在这样的幼小公牛中对APM进行选择时,还估计了对生长,生殖和car体性状的直接和相关响应。通过断奶后进行的评估,使用来自男科临床检查,超声记录和阴囊周长测量的信息,确定APM。使用了2010年至2017年之间出生的181345只Nelore动物的记录。这些动物是来自5257头母马和50742头水坝的小牛,属于巴西中西部,东南部,东北部和北部地区的18个农场。使用来自265,813只动物的信息建立了关系矩阵。APM的协方差成分和遗传参数,365天(SC365)和450天(SC450)天的调整阴囊周长,210天(W210)和450天(W450)天的调整体重,第一次产犊(AFC)的年龄,肋眼面积(REA),皮下脂肪厚度(SFT)和臀部脂肪厚度(RFT)使用线性动物模型估算。阈值动物模型用于保持性(STAY)和早期小母牛妊娠(PP30)性状。获得的遗传力为:0.30(APM),0.33(SC365),0.37(SC450),0.14(W210),0.26(W450),0.08(AFC),0.29(PP30),0.19(STAY),0.32(REAL), 0.19(SFT)和0.28(RFT)。APM与生长之间的遗传相关性估算,生殖和car体相关性状分别为:-0.39(SC365),-0.58(SC450),-0.01(W210),0.08(W450),0.30(AFC),-0.24(PP30),0.35(STAY),0.08(REAL) ),-0.05(SFT)和-0.30(RFT)。APM是一种评估年轻公牛早期性早熟的新方法,与基于阴囊围度测量方法选择的候选人相比,它将更好地识别年轻候选人。预计小公牛APM的遗传进步,因为它将有利于小母牛的性早熟和大坝的长寿,而不会影响生长和car体性状。这项研究的结果鼓励在基因组选择的辅助下使用男性性早熟性状,以提高年轻公牛的遗传评估可靠性。30(AFC),-0.24(PP30),0.35(STAY),0.08(REA),-0.05(SFT)和-0.30(RFT)。APM是一种评估年轻公牛早期性早熟的新方法,与基于阴囊围度测量方法选择的候选人相比,它将更好地识别年轻候选人。预计小公牛APM的遗传进步,因为它将有利于小母牛的性早熟和大坝的长寿,而不会影响生长和car体性状。这项研究的结果鼓励在基因组选择的辅助下使用男性性早熟性状,以提高年轻公牛的遗传评估可靠性。30(AFC),-0.24(PP30),0.35(STAY),0.08(REA),-0.05(SFT)和-0.30(RFT)。APM是一种评估年轻公牛早期性早熟的新方法,与基于阴囊围度测量方法选择的候选人相比,它将更好地识别年轻候选人。预计小公牛APM的遗传进步,因为它将有利于小母牛的性早熟和大坝的长寿,而不会影响生长和cas体性状。这项研究的结果鼓励在基因组选择的辅助下使用男性性早熟性状,以提高年轻公牛的遗传评估可靠性。与根据阴囊围度测量方法选择的候选人相比,它可以更好地识别年轻候选人。预计小公牛APM的遗传进步,因为它将有利于小母牛的性早熟和大坝的寿命,而不会影响生长和car体性状。这项研究的结果鼓励在基因组选择的辅助下使用男性性早熟性状,以提高年轻公牛的遗传评估可靠性。与根据阴囊围度测量方法选择的候选人相比,它可以更好地识别年轻候选人。预计小公牛APM的遗传进步,因为它将有利于小母牛的性早熟和大坝的寿命,而不会影响生长和car体性状。这项研究的结果鼓励在基因组选择的辅助下使用男性性早熟性状,以提高年轻公牛的遗传评估可靠性。

更新日期:2020-09-24
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