Heritability

Multivariate analysis of test-day and total milk yield in goats

N. Irano, Bignardi, A. B., Baldi, F., Santana, Jr, M. L., Teixeira, I. A. M. A., Tonhati, H., and Albuquerque, L. G., “Multivariate analysis of test-day and total milk yield in goats”, vol. 14, pp. 13719-13727, 2015.

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for 305-day cumulative milk yield (MY305) and its association with test-day milk yield (TDMY) in Saanen and Alpine goats in order to provide information that allows the use of TDMY as selection criteria. This was done using standard multi-trait and reduced rank models. Data from 1157 lactations, including the first three kiddings, and 5435 test-day records from 683 Saanen and 449 Alpine goats were used.

Genetic association of productive and reproductive traits with stayability in Nellore cattle: analysis using Bayesian models

E. C. A. Rizzo, Neto, F. R. A., Diaz, I. D. P. S., Dias, M. M., Costa, R. B., Ventura, H. T., Oliveira, H. N., and Falcão, A. J. S., “Genetic association of productive and reproductive traits with stayability in Nellore cattle: analysis using Bayesian models”, vol. 14, pp. 14956-14966, 2015.

We evaluated the genetic association of growth traits [weight adjusted to 205 days of age (W205), 365 days of age (W365), and 550 days of age (W550); weight gain between 205 days of age and 365 days of age (WG1) and between 365 days of age and 550 days of age (WG2)] and reproductive traits [age at first calving (AFC); first calving interval (FCI)] with stayability in the herd (STAY), using Bayesian inference in linear and threshold models. We defined STAY as the probability of a cow calving three or more times before the age of 76 months, given that she had calved at least once.

Genetic parameters and mapping quantitative trait loci associated with tibia traits in broilers

B. N. N. Ragognetti, Stafuzza, N. B., Chud, T. C. S., Grupioni, N. V., Cruz, V. A. R., Peixoto, J. O., Nones, K., Ledur, M. C., Munari, D. P., and Silva, T. B. R., “Genetic parameters and mapping quantitative trait loci associated with tibia traits in broilers”, vol. 14, pp. 17544-17554, 2015.

Selection among broilers for performance traits is resulting in locomotion problems and bone disorders, once skeletal structure is not strong enough to support body weight in broilers with high growth rates. In this study, genetic parameters were estimated for body weight at 42 days of age (BW42), and tibia traits (length, width, and weight) in a population of broiler chickens. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified for tibia traits to expand our knowledge of the genetic architecture of the broiler population.

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