Journal
ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
Volume 89, Issue 9, Pages 1223-1229Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/asj.12972
Keywords
beef cattle; genetic parameters; Gibbs sampling; Guzerat; morphology traits
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
- Fundo de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) [23038.008980/2013-90]
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The objective was to estimate genetic correlations between body weight (BW), scrotal circumference and visual evaluation scores of body conformation measured at standard ages in Guzerat cattle. All measurements were performed at 205 (weaning age), 365, 450 and 550days of age; for BW, two additional measurements (at birth and 120days of age) were realized. The data utilized in this study were retrieved from a database of the Brazilian Association of Zebu Breeders that contained information of registered Guzerat animals born between 1970 and 2013. Genetic parameters were estimated in bi-trait analyses by using Bayesian inference. Genetic correlations between BW at 205 and 450days of age with other traits were high and positive, whereas the correlations between visual evaluation scores with other traits were moderate. Based on correlations herein obtained, we conclude that selection based on BW results in increased visual scores and scrotal circumference, leading to improvements in productive performance and animals with best body conformation.
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