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Silva,Delvan Alves da; Silva,Fabyano Fonseca e; Ventura,Henrique Torres; Junqueira,Vinícius Silva; Silva,Alessandra Alves da; Mota,Rodrigo Reis; Lopes,Paulo Sávio. |
Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the criteria for the formation of contemporary groups (CGs) in the genetic evaluation of body weight at weaning in Nellore cattle. A total of 713,474 records from 3,066 herds located in Midwestern and Northern Brazil were used. Data were obtained from the genealogical registry of zebu breeds of the Brazilian association of zebu breeders. Data structures were defined based on the number of standard deviations (SDs) for outlier removal (±2.0, ±2.5, ±3.0, and ±3.5) and on the minimal number of animals per CG (3, 7, and 15). Genetic evaluation was performed with an animal model using Bayesian inference. Data structures with ±3.5 SDs and CG with at least 15 animals presented the highest additive genetic... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Heritability; Outliers; Zebu.. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2017000800643 |
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Silva,Thiago Bruno Ribeiro da; Araújo,Cláudio Vieira de; Bittencourt,Thereza Cristina Borio dos Santos Calmon de; Araújo,Simone Inoe; Lôbo,Raysildo Barbosa; Bezerra,Luiz Antônio Framartino; Silva,Delvan Alves da; Silva,Alessandra Alves da. |
A total of 204,912 records of birth weights up to 550 days of age, of 24,890 Nellore cattle, offspring of 375 sires and 16,917 dams from five herds in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, were used in order to describe the variability of the weight development by random regression models. The model evaluated as the most suitable used the covariance function of fourth order to describe the variability of the effects of additive genetic, animal permanent environmental and maternal effects of third order to describe the maternal genetic effect, with four classes of residual variance. Heritability estimates ranged from 0.18 to 0.46 from the beginning of trajectory to 210 days of age, from 0.45 to 0.48 post-weaning to 365 days of age and from 0.47 to 0.57 at later... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Beef cattle; Live weight; Selection. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013000400004 |
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