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Meirelles,Sarah Laguna; Espasandin,Ana Carolina; Mattar,Maira; Queiroz,Sandra Aidar de. |
The objective of this study was to estimate the heritability of probability of early pregnancy (PEP) and scrotal circumference (SC) and the genetic correlation between these traits in Nellore cattle. PEP records from 11,696 Nellore females born between 1983 and 2001 were analyzed. PEP was assumed to be one for females that effectively bred in the herd (19.84%) and zero for those discarded before first calving (80.16%). The model used to study PEP included the effects of contemporary group, age of dam at calving and heifer weaning age, direct additive genetic effects, and residual effects. For SC, 9335 records were analyzed considering the effect of contemporary group, direct additive genetic effects and residual effects. Covariance components were... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Beef cattle; Early pregnancy; Scrotal circumference; Threshold trait. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982009000800012 |
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