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Evaluating animal models comprising direct and maternal effects associated with growth rates and the Kleiber ratio in Harnali sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2021

Ashish Chauhan ,
S.P. Dahiya ,
Ankit Magotra Open the ORCID record for Ankit Magotra [Opens in a new window]  and
Yogesh C. Bangar Open the ORCID record for Yogesh C. Bangar [Opens in a new window]
Ashish Chauhan*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (Haryana) 125001, India
S.P. Dahiya
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (Haryana) 125001, India
Ankit Magotra
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (Haryana) 125001, India
Yogesh C. Bangar
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (Haryana) 125001, India
*
Author for correspondence: Ashish Chauhan. Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (Haryana) 125001, India. E-mail: ashishchauhan3108@gmail.com
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Summary

The present work evaluated animal models comprising direct and maternal effects to estimate (co)variance components and genetic parameters of growth rates and Kleiber ratio in Harnali sheep. The information on pedigree and targeted traits of 1862 lambs born to 144 sires and 591 dams was collected for the period from 1998 to 2018. The traits studied were average daily gain from birth to 3 months of age (ADG1), 3 months to 6 months of age (ADG2), and 6 months to 12 months of age (ADG3) and their corresponding Kleiber ratios as KR1, KR2 and KR3, respectively. The statistical methods included the general linear model for analyzing the effects of fixed factors and animal models for deriving variance components for targeted traits. According to best model evaluated on the basis of likelihood ratio test, the estimated direct heritability was low in magnitude and ranged from 0.04 to 0.14. Direct heritability estimates for ADG1, ADG2, ADG3, KR1, KR2 and KR3 were 0.06, 0.14, 0.05, 0.04, 0.11 and 0.05, respectively. The maternal genetic effects contributed (4–7%) significantly for ADG1, KR1 and KR2 traits. The genetic correlations ranged from −0.35 ± 0.11 (ADG1-KR2) to 0.98 ± 0.01 (ADG2-KR2 and ADG3-KR3) and phenotypic correlations ranged from −0.36 ± 0.02 to 0.98 ± 0.01 for ADG1-KR2 and ADG2-KR2, respectively. The significant maternal effects along with low levels of direct effects for average daily gain and Kleiber ratio at different age group should be considered while setting selection and managerial strategies to achieve anticipated growth rates in Harnali sheep.

Keywords

Animal modelsGrowth rateKleiber ratioHarnali sheepMaternal effects
Type
Research Article
Information
Zygote , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , April 2022 , pp. 244 - 248
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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