Genetic parameters and trends for reproductive traits in Blanco Orejinegro cattle from Colombia
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n4p2523Keywords:
Consanguinity, Heritability, Inbreeding depression, Genetic evaluation.Abstract
The Colombian creole cattle breed Blanco Orejinegro (BON) is an important zoogenetic resource, but there is little knowledge about the genetic parameters and trends of its reproductive traits. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate parameters for the reproductive traits calving interval (CI), age at first calving (AFC), gestation duration (GD) and genetic trends for CI in the BON breed. Genealogy information from 7,799 animals was used, and employing the MTDFREML program, the components of the variance, heritability (h2), repeatability (rep), and estimated breeding values (EBV) for CI (n=3308), AFC (n=729), and GD (n=306) were estimated, in addition to the inbreeding coefficient (F) of the population. Genetic trends were established through linear regression using R software. Finally, the animals were classified as inbred (F>0) and noninbred (F=0), and the effect of inbreeding on reproductive performance was established through a generalized linear model using the R program. An average F value of 4.41%±0.06 was observed. The h2 for CI was 0.11±0.03 with a rep of 0.15±0.04; for AFC, h2 was 0.00±0.05; and for GD, h2 was 0.00±0.08. The genetic trend for CI was -0.01 days/year. Finally, for CI, inbreeding depression was evident; this trait increased when inbreeding increased. These results indicate an important environmental influence on reproductive traits. The heritability estimate for CI suggests that little genetic progress could be achieved through selection. The evidence of inbreeding depression raises the need to control inbreeding to conserve this genetic resource.Downloads
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Setiaji, A., & Oikawa, T. (2019). Genetics of heifer reproductive traits in Japanese Black cattle. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 33(2), 197-202. doi: 10.1080/02626667.2013.819433
Signer-Hasler, H., Burren, A., Neuditschko, M., Frischknecht, M., Garrick, D., Stricker, C.,... Flury, C. (2017). Population structure and genomic inbreeding in nine Swiss dairy cattle populations. Genetics Selection Evolution, 49(1), 1-13 doi: 10.1186/s12711-017-0358-6
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Torshizi, M. E. (2016). Effects of season and age at first calving on genetic and phenotypic characteristics of lactation curve parameters in Holstein cows. Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 58(1), 8. doi: 10.1186/s40781-016-0089-1
Ulhôa Magnabosco, C., Brito Lopes, F., Magalhaes Rosa, G. J. de, & Sainz, R. D. (2016). Bayesian estimates of genetic parameters for reproductive traits in Nellore cows raised on pasture in tropical regions. Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 29(2), 119-129. doi: 10.17533/udea.rccp.v29n2a05
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Valencia, J. A. C., Aristizabal, P. A. R., Carmona, K. V. Z., Martínez, J. L. L., & Herrera, L. G. G. (2016). Factores ambientales relacionados con el peso al parto, el peso al destete y el intervalo entre partos en vacas blanco orejinegro y brahman. FAGROPEC-Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, 8(2), 68-72.
Vergara, O., Cerón, M., Hurtado, N., Arboleda, E., Granada, J., & Rúa, C. (2008). Estimación de la heredabilidad del intervalo de partos en bovinos cruzados. Revista MVZ Córdoba, 13(1), 1192-1196.
Vergara, O., Ossa, G., Cabrera, J., Simanca, J., & Pérez, J. (2016). Heritabilities and genetic trends for reproductive traits in a population of Romosinuano cattle in Colombia. Revista MVZ Córdoba, 21(1), 5250-5257.
Wright, S. (1922) Coefficients of inbreeding and relationship. American Naturalist, 56(645), 330-338. doi: 10.1086/279872
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Caivio-Nasner, S. L., López-Herrera, A., González-Herrera, L. G., & Rincón Flórez, J. C. (2021). Genetic parameters and trends for reproductive traits in Blanco Orejinegro cattle from Colombia. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(4), 2523–2538. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n4p2523
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