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Estimation of the genetic parameters for semen traits in Chinese Holstein bulls.
BMC Genetics ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2019-06-10 , DOI: 10.1186/s12863-019-0752-x Hongwei Yin 1 , Lingzhao Fang 1 , Chunhua Qin 1 , Shengli Zhang 1
BMC Genetics ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2019-06-10 , DOI: 10.1186/s12863-019-0752-x Hongwei Yin 1 , Lingzhao Fang 1 , Chunhua Qin 1 , Shengli Zhang 1
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BACKGROUND
Semen traits are important for the widespread use of superior bulls. Thus, the objective of this study was to estimate the heritability of five semen traits, ejaculate volume (VE), progressive sperm motility (SM), sperm concentration (SC), number of sperm (NSP), and number of progressive motile sperm (NMSP), and their genetic correlations (rg). The dataset being studied consisted of 1450 Chinese Holstein bulls with full pedigree information, born between 1996 and 2012, representing 11 AI centers. Genetic parameters were estimated in a multivariate analysis using the average information restricted maximum likelihood estimation of variance (AI-REML).
RESULTS
The estimates of heritability for VE, SM, SC, NSP, and NMSP were 0.15, 0.12, 0.22, 0.16 and 0.12, respectively. The genetic correlations among the five semen traits ranged from 0.02 (VE and SC) to 0.99 (NSP and NMSP).
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings provide useful information on the heritability of semen traits in Holstein bulls and the relationships among them, and should assist in selection for improvement of semen traits in Chinese Holstein bulls.
更新日期：2019-06-10
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