KAJIAN PERFORMA BOBOT PRASAPIH DOMBA GARUT DI UPTD-BPPTDK MARGAWATI GARUT (Study on the Performance  of Preweaning Weight of Garut Sheep  at UPTD-BPPTDK Margawati Garut)

The development of local genetic resources is important to meet the need of high demand of lamb meat in Indonesia, especially in West Java, through the selection of superior breeds of Garut sheep. The selection has to be initiated by studying the Garut sheep performances to determine the environmental factors affecting the preweaning performances of the sheep and involving those factors in the analysis of genetic parameters. The study was held on the Unit Pelayanan Teknis Dasar Balai Pengembangan Perbibitan Ternak Domba dan Kambing (UPTD-BPPTDK) Margawati Garut from August 21st to September 18th, 2019. The purpose of this experiment was to study the effect of sex and litter size on preweaning weight, i.e birth weight, weight on 30, 60, 90 days, and weaning weight (100 days). The traits were analyzed on 6.349 heads, 3.214 rams, and 3.135 ewes, from 2012 to 2019 using the General Linear Model (GLM) and Duncan multiple range test of SAS 9.0 software. The fixed effects used in the analysis were the sex and the birth type. The results showed that the performance of Garut Sheep based on the preweaning weight was affected significantly (P<0.05) by the sex, with the average of birth weight, 30, 60, 90 days weight and weaning weight (100 days) were 2.46 kg, 5.64 kg, 7.73 kg, 9.92 kg, 10.97 kg (rams) and 2.33 kg, 5.42 kg, 7.34 kg, 9.36 kg, and 10.28 kg (ewes). The pre-weaning weight was also significantly affected (P<0.05) by the birth type, in which the average of birth weight, 30, 60, 90 days weight and weaning weight (100 days) were 2.96 kg, 6.49 kg, 8.98 kg, 11.29 kg, 12.52 kg (single), 2.25 kg, 5.09 kg, 6.78 kg, 8.71 kg, 9.52 kg (twin), 1.79 kg, 4.62 kg, 6.24 kg, 8.09 kg, 8.92 kg (triplet), 1.54 kg, 4.53 kg, 5.89 kg, 7.15 kg, 8.03 kg (quadruplet), and 1.51 kg, 3.84 kg, 5.23 kg, 6.58 kg, 7.15 kg (quintuplet). Based on the results, preweaning weight must be corrected by the sex and the birth type before the genetic parameters are analyzed to avoid bias of selection results.

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Evaluación fenotípica y genética para características de crecimiento en la raza criolla colombiana Costeño con Cuernos

Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria ◽

10.21930/rcta.vol7_num2_art:65 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 12 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rodrigo Alfredo Martínez ◽

Juan Esteban Pérez ◽

Teófilo Herazo

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Variance Components ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Growth Traits ◽

Phenotypic Correlation ◽

Phenotypic Variance ◽

Direct Effects ◽

Weaning Weight ◽

Number Of Births

Se establecieron componentes de varianza, así como parámetros fenotípicos y genéticos, respecto de las variables ‘peso al nacimiento’, ‘peso al destete’ (ajustado a los 270 días) y ‘peso a los 480 días’ en un hato del ganado criollo colombiano Costeño con Cuernos. Se analizaron 2.281 registros de pesos al nacer, 1.722 de pesos al destete y 1.086 de pesos ajustados a los 480 días utilizando la metodología de máxima verosimilitud restringida (DFREML). También se ajustó un modelo animal que incluyó efectos genéticos directos, maternos y de ambiente permanente, asumiendo como efectos fijos el año de nacimiento, el sexo del ternero y el número de partos de la madre; finalmente, se estimaron los parámetros genéticos ‘heredabilidad’, ‘repetibilildad’ y se establecieron correlaciones genéticas y fenotípicas. Se reportan bajas estimaciones de heredabilidad de los efectos directos, que varían entre 0,17 ± 0,001 y 0,21 ± 0,074 para los pesos al nacer y al destete, respectivamente; así mismo, fue baja la heredabilidad de los efectos genéticos maternos con relación al peso al nacimiento, aunque estos estimados aumentaron respecto de los pesos al nacer y al destete. Las correlaciones entre efectos directos y maternos fueron negativas, pero el mayor valor se encontró para el peso al nacimiento (-0,89). La contribución del ambiente permanente como proporción de la varianza fenotípica total fue baja y disminuyó a medida que aumentó la edad del animal. Genetic and phenotypic evaluation to characterize growth traits of the native Colombian breed Costeño con CuernosFor a herd of native Colombian breed of cattle -Costeño con Cuernos (CCC)- estimates of variance components for phenotypic and genetic parameters were obtained for birth weight, weight at weaning (adjusted to 270 days) and weight at 480 days. Using the restricted maximum likelihood (REMI) methodology, 2281 birth weight records (PN), 1722 weaning weight records and 1086 weight records adjusted to 480 days were analyze by fitting a model which included direct and maternal genetics effects as well as permanent environmental effects, assuming that fixed effects were year of birth weight, calf gender and the mother number of births. The genetic parameters for heritability, repeatability, genetic and phenotypic correlation were estimated and genotypic and phenotypic correlation was established. Heritability estimates for direct effects are low and range from 0.17 ± 0.001 and 0.21 ± 0.074 for birth and weaning weight respectively; while estimates for maternal genetics effects were also low for PN, they were higher for weaning weight and weight at 480 days. There was a negative correlation between direct and maternal effects, and the higher value was for PN (-0.89). The contribution of the variable permanent environment measured as the contribution of the phenotypic variance was low and diminished as animal age increased.

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Selection of a suitable data set and model for the estimation of genetic parameters of the weaning weight in beef cattle

Archives Animal Breeding ◽

10.5194/aab-50-562-2007 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 50 (6) ◽

pp. 562-574

Author(s):

L. Vostrý ◽

J. Přibyl ◽

Z. Veselá ◽

V. Jakubec

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Genetic Correlations ◽

Genetic Effect ◽

Suitable Model ◽

Data Set ◽

Weaning Weight ◽

Estimation Of Genetic Parameters ◽

Selection Of

Abstract. The objective of this paper was to select a suitable data subset and statistical model for the estimation of genetic parameters for weaning weight of beef cattle in the Czech Republic. Nine subsets were tested for the selection of a suitable subset. The subsets differed from each other in the limit of sampling criteria. The most suitable subset satisfied these conditions: at least 5 individuals per each sire, 5 individuals per HYS (herd, year, season), 2 sires per HYS, and individuals per dams that have at least one half-sister and two offspring (n = 4 806). The selection of a suitable model was carried out from 10 models. These models comprised some of the random effects: direct genetic effect, maternal genetic effect, permanent maternal environment effect, HYS, sire × herd or sire × year interaction, and some of the fixed effects: dam’s age, sex (young bull, heifer × single, twin born), HYS, year, herd. The direct heritability (h2a) ranged from 0.06 to 0.17, of maternal heritability (h2m) from 0.03 to 0.06. The genetic correlations between the direct and maternal effect (ram) were in the range of –0.15 –0.42.

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Lamb production from diverse genotypes. 1. Lamb growth and survival and ewe performance

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1357729800051675 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 135-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

N. M. Fogarty ◽

D. L. Hopkins ◽

R. van de Ven

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Gestation Length ◽

Weaning Weight ◽

Growth And Survival ◽

Frozen Semen ◽

Lamb Survival ◽

Lamb Growth ◽

Sire Breed ◽

Selection Of ◽

Birth Type

AbstractGrowth and survival of 3673 female and cryptorchid lambs representing the range of types (second cross, first cross and Merino) produced in the Australian lamb industry are reported. The lambs were sired by a selection of Poll Dorset (D; no. = 7), Texel (T; no. = 10), Border Leicester (BL; no. = 12) and Merino (M; no. = 12) rams and born to Border Leicester × Merino (BLM) and Merino (M) dams, which resulted in six lamb genotypes (D×BLM, T×BLM, D×M, T×M, BL×M and M×M). The second cross lambs (D×BLM, T×BLM) were heavier at birth, weaning and post-weaning and had higher growth rates, than first cross lambs (D×M, T×M, BL×M), which were higher than M×M lambs (P< 0·01). For post-weaning weight (cryptorchids at 156 days) second cross lambs were 4·2 (s.e. 0·3) kg heavier than comparable sired first cross lambs, with the BL×M 2·6 (s.e. 0·5) kg lighter than other first cross types and the MxM a further 4·2 (s.e. 0·6) kg lighter. The average advantage of D over T crosses was 1·0 kg for post-weaning weight, with greater variation amongst individual sires.Lamb survival to weaning was 76% and it was affected by birth weight and birth type (P< 0·01). Sire breed had no significant effect on lamb survival, whereas lambs from BLM ewes had higher survival than those from M ewes (P< 0·01).Overall the proportion of ewes lambing was 84% with a mean litter size of 1·77. There was no difference infertility between AI (thawed frozen semen and laparoscopic insemination) and natural (single sire) mating, although the M were higher than the BLM ewes (P< 0·01). Gestation length was 2·3 days shorter (P< 0·01) for BLM than M ewes and there was no difference between D and T sire breeds. There was little effect of birth type on gestation length but it increased with birth weight within birth type categories. Between year repeatability of gestation length for ewes was 0·33 (s.e. 0·05).

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Estimation of direct and maternal genetic parameters for weaning weight in Hungarian Simmental cattle

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis ◽

10.34101/actaagrar/2/9305 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 17-22

Author(s):

Afees Abiola Ajasa ◽

Imre Füller ◽

Barnabás Vágó ◽

István Komlósi ◽

János Posta

Keyword(s):

Fixed Effects ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Additive Genetic Variance ◽

Random Effect ◽

Ratio Test ◽

Genetic Covariance ◽

Weaning Weight ◽

Simmental Cattle ◽

Estimate Variance ◽

Best Fit

The aim of the current research was to estimate variance components and genetic parameters of weaning weight in Hungarian Simmental cattle. Weaning weight records were obtained from the Association of Hungarian Simmental Breeders. The dataset comprised of 44,278 animals born from 1975 to 2020. The data was analyzed using the restricted maximum likelihood methodology of the Wombat software. We fitted a total of six models to the weaning weight data of Hungarian Simmental cattle. Models ranged from a simple model with animals as the only random effect to a model that had maternal environmental effects as additional random effects as well as direct maternal genetic covariance. Fixed effects in the model comprised of herd, birth year, calving order and sex. Likelihood ratio test was used to determine the best fit model for the data. Results indicated that allowing for direct-maternal genetic covariance increases the direct and maternal effect dramatically. The best fit model had direct and maternal genetic effects as the only random effect with non-zero direct-maternal genetic correlation. Direct heritability, maternal heritability and direct maternal correlation of the best fit model was 0.57, 0.16 and -0.78 respectively. The result indicates that problem of (co-)sampling variation occurs when attempting to partition additive genetic variance into direct and maternal components.

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Selection of a suitable data set and model for the genetic evaluation of the linear description of conformation and type description in Old Kladruber horses

Archives Animal Breeding ◽

10.5194/aab-55-105-2012 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 105-112

Author(s):

L. Vostrý ◽

K. Mach ◽

J. Přibyl

Keyword(s):

Random Effects ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Suitable Model ◽

Residual Variance ◽

Linear Type ◽

Colour Variant ◽

Repeated Evaluation ◽

Estimation Of Genetic Parameters ◽

Selection Of

Abstract. The objective of this paper was to select a suitable data subset and statistical model for the estimation of genetic parameters for 36 traits of the linear type in 977 Old Kladruber horses. Two subsets were tested to identify a suitable subset for analysis. One subset included repeated evaluation of certain individuals, whereas the other did not. The most suitable subset included repeated evaluation (n=1 390). The selection of a suitable model was made from 4 candidate models. These models comprised a number of random effects (direct individual effect and animal permanent environmental effect of the animal) and a number of fixed effects (colour variant, stud, colour variant × stud interaction, sex, age at description, year of birth, year of description). The model was selected based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC, Akaike 1974), residual variance and heritability coefficient. The model that included colour variant, stud, colour variant × stud interaction, sex, age at description, and year of description as fixed effects and direct individual and animal permanent environment as random effects was the most suitable model for the estimation of genetic parameters and for the subsequent estimation of breeding values.

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Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Body Weight and Some Colour Traits in the Seventh-generation Index Selected Nigeria Heavy Local Chicken Ecotype

Agricultural Science Digest - A Research Journal ◽

10.18805/ag.d-359 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

I.J. Ohagenyi ◽

F.C. Iregbu ◽

V.C. Udeh

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Genetic Correlations ◽

The Body ◽

Pedigree Selection ◽

Egg Colour ◽

Local Chicken ◽

Range Test ◽

Estimation Of Genetic Parameters ◽

Selection Of

Background: This study was conducted to estimate the genetic parameters of body weight and some colour traits in seventh generation (G7) index selected Nigerian Heavy Local Chicken Ecotype (NHLCE) progenies at point of lay to 12 weeks. Methods: 5 sires and 12 hens were used to generate the progenies used for the experiment. Traits measured included weekly body weight, egg colour, beak colour and feather colour. Data collected were subjected to one way analysis of variance in a Paternal half sib analysis using Animal model of SAS (2003). Four weeks body weight measurements, egg colour, beak colour and feather colour for 5 sires ranged from 1.29±0.05 1.54±0.07; 2.55±0.02 to 4.00±0.02; 2.45±0.02 to 4.83±0.02 and 1.73±0.02 to 4.58±0.04 respectively. Result: The new Duncan’s multiple range test shows that sire families are similar (p greater than 0.05) in the body weight and beak colour, but significantly differed (p greater than 0.05) in the egg colour and feather colour. The heritability estimates of mature body weight for week 3 was medium, while estimates of heritability for weekly mature body weight for weeks 1, 2 and 4, egg colour, beak colour and feather colour of NHLCE were low heritability. Low h2 of traits suggest that progeny and pedigree selection could be employed for improvement of the egg colour, beak colour and feather colour of NHLCE. The study showed positive genetic correlations between beak colour and egg colour, negative genetic correlations between beak and feather colour. This means that no decision can be taken in isolation as the selection of one trait will have consequences on other traits.

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Some Environmental Factors Affecting Birth Weight, Weaning Weight and Daily Live Weight Gain of Holstein Calves

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v3i7.617-622.392 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (7) ◽

pp. 617 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Erdal Yaylak ◽

Hikmet Orhan ◽

Alim Daşkaya

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Live Weight ◽

Weaning Weight ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Live Weight Gain ◽

Weaning Age ◽

Humidity Index ◽

Holstein Calves

The present study was conducted to determine some environmental factors affecting birth weight, weaning weight and daily live weight gain of Holstein calves of a livestock facility in Izmir, Turkey. The data on 2091 calves born between the years 2005-2010 were used to assess the relevant parameters. Effects of calving year, calving month, calf gender and the interaction between calving year and calving month on calves’ birth weights were highly significant. The overall mean of birth weights was 39.6±0.15 kg. In addition, effects of calving year, calving month, gender, birth weight, weaning age, calving year x calving month, calving year x gender and calving year x calving month x gender interactions on weaning weight (WW) and daily live weight gain (DLWG) were highly significant. The overall means of WW and DLWG were respectively found to be 79.7±0.20 kg and 525±2.5 g. A one kilogram increase in birth weight resulted in an increase of 0.89 kg in weaning weight and a decrease of 1.26 g in daily live weight gain. Prenatal temperature-humidity index (THI) affected birth weight of calves (R2=0.67). Increasing THI from 50 to 80 resulted in 3.8 kg decrease in birth weight.

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Factors affecting growth traits of beef cattle breeds raised inSlovakia

Czech Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.17221/3990-cjas ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 50 (No. 1) ◽

pp. 14-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

E. Krupa ◽

M. Oravcová ◽

P. Polák ◽

J. Huba ◽

Z. Krupová

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Beef Cattle ◽

Least Squares ◽

Linear Model ◽

Growth Traits ◽

General Linear Model ◽

Weaning Weight ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Sex Effect ◽

Beef Cattle Breeds

Growth traits of purebred calves of six beef breeds (Aberdeen Angus – AA, Blonde d’Aquitaine – BA, Charolais – CH,Hereford – HE, Limousine – LI and Beef Simmental – BS) born from 1998 to 2002 were analysed. Traits under study were birth weight (BW), weight at 120 days (W120), weight at 210 days – weaning weight (WW), weight at 365 days – yearling weight (YW) and average daily gains from birth to 120 days (ADG1), from birth to 210 days (ADG2), from birth to 365 days (ADG3), from 120 to 210 days (ADG4). General linear model with class effects of breed, dam’s age at calving, sex, herd-year-season (HYS) and covariation of age at weighing was used for analyses. All effects significantly affected both weight and gain traits except for dam’s age that was significant for BW, W120, YW and ADG3, and age at weighing that was significant for W120, WW, YW, ADG2, ADG3, ADG4. Estimated least squares means of growth traits were compared using Scheffe’s multiple-range tests. Highest BW (40.57 kg) and W120 (172.43 kg) were found for BA calves. BS calves had highest WW (260.30 kg), YW (424.07 kg), ADG1 (1 154 g), ADG2 (1 053 g), ADG3 (1 054 g) and ADG4 (1 098 g). Highest BW, YW, ADG3 and ADG4 were found for males-singles. Males-twins had highest W120, WW, ADG1 and ADG2. Calves descending from 5–7 years old dams had highest BW, W120, WW, ADG1, ADG2 and ADG4. The proportion of variability of growth traits explained by HYS effect (42.96–71.69%) was high, whereas proportions of variability explained by SEX effect (2.03–5.77%), age of dam (1.02–2.24%) and breed (1.05–2.21%) were low. Residuals accounted for 23.71 up to 53.79% of total variance.  

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Comparison of models for estimating genetic parameters and predicting breeding values for birth weight and calving ease in Czech Charolais cattle

Czech Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.17221/7529-cjas ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 59 (No. 7) ◽

pp. 302-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

L. Vostrý ◽

Z. Veselá ◽

A. Svitáková ◽

H. Vostrá Vydrová

Keyword(s):

Animal Model ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Beef Cattle ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Genetic Correlations ◽

Genetic Effects ◽

Parameters Estimation ◽

Calving Ease ◽

Heritability Estimates

The most appropriate model for genetic parameters estimation for calving ease and birth weight in beef cattle was selected. A total of 27 402 field records were available from the Czech Charolais breed. For estimation of genetic parameters for calving ease and body weight, three bivariate models were tested: a linear-linear animal model (L-LM) with calving ease classified into four categories (1 – easy; 2–4 – most difficult), a linear-linear animal model (SC-LM) in which calving ease scores were transformed into Snell scores (Snell 1964) and expressed as percentage of assisted calving (ranging 0–100%), and a bivariate threshold-linear animal model (T-LM) with calving ease classified into four categories (1 – easy, 2–4 – most difficult). All tested models included fixed effects for contemporary group (herd × year × season), age of dam, sex and breed of a calf. Random effects included direct and maternal genetic effects, maternal permanent environmental effect, and residual error. Direct heritability estimates for calving ease and birth weight were, with the use of L-LM, SC-LM, and T-LM, from 0.096 ± 0.013 to 0.226 ± 0.024 and from 0.210 ± 0.024 to 0.225 ± 0.026, respectively. Maternal heritability estimates for calving ease and birth weight were, with the use of L-LM, SC-LM, and T-LM, from 0.060 ± 0.031 to 0.104 ± 0.125 and from 0.074 ± 0.041 to 0.075 ± 0.040, respectively. Genetic correlations of direct calving ease with direct birth weight ranged from 0.46 ± 0.06 to 0.50 ± 0.06 for all tested models; whereas maternal genetic correlations between these two traits ranged from 0.24 ± 0.17 to 0.25 ± 0.53. Correlations between direct and maternal genetic effects within-trait were negative and substantial for all tested models (ranging from –0.574 ± 0.125 to –0.680 ± 0.141 for calving ease and from –0.553 ± 0.122 to –0.558 ± 0.118 for birth weight, respectively), illustrating the importance of including this parameter in calving ease evaluations. Results indicate that any of the tested models could be used to reliably estimate genetic parameters for calving ease for beef cattle in the Czech Republic. However, because of advantages in computation time and practical considerations, genetic analysis using SC-LM (transformed data) is recommended.

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Estimates of genetic parameters for pre-weaning and post-weaning growth traits of Chios lambs

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100024053 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 271-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

A. P. Mavrogenis ◽

A. Louca ◽

O. W. Robison

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Growth Traits ◽

Genetic Correlations ◽

Heritability Estimate ◽

Weaning Weight ◽

Phenotypic Correlations ◽

Selection For ◽

Daily Gain

ABSTRACTData on 792 Chios lambs born during the 1972/73 and 1973/74 lambing seasons were used to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters for birth weight, weaning weight, age at weaning, pre-weaning daily gain, body weight at 5, 10, 15 and 20 weeks of age, and postweaning daily gain. Body weight at 15 weeks of age had the highest heritability estimate (0·73 ± 0·17) and that of post-weaning daily gain was also high (0·56 ± 0·15). Selection for either weight at 15 weeks or post-weaning daily gain would be expected to yield a greater response than selection for pre-weaning daily gain or weaning weight. Genetic correlations among weights and/or gains were positive (approximately 0·20). Phenotypic correlations among weights and gains were generally higher than genetic correlations. However, the correlation between pre— and post-weaning daily gain was small (0·08). Likewise, post-weaning daily gain had low correlations with all weights before 10 weeks. Age at weaning had moderate negative associations with all weights but a very low positive correlation with post-weaning daily gain.

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