Estimativas de parâmetros genéticos para características de crescimento de cordeiros mestiços Suffolk

Estimates of genetic parameters for growth traits in Suffolk crossbred lambs

Resumos

Objetivou-se estimar os coeficientes de herdabilidade e correlação genética entre os pesos ao nascer (PN) e à desmama (PD) de cordeiros mestiços Suffolk, pertencentes a rebanho experimental. Assim, foram testados quatro modelos, os quais consideraram o efeito genético aditivo direto (Modelo 1), os efeitos genético direto e de ambiente permanente materno (Modelo 2), os efeitos aditivo direto, de ambiente permanente e genético materno (cov a,m=0) (Modelo 3), e no Modelo 4, além daqueles contemplados no Modelo 3, foi considerada cov a,m≠0. Após comparar os modelos por meio do teste de razão de verossimilhança (LRT), observou-se que o 3 foi o mais adequado, sendo que as estimativas de herdabilidade foram de baixa magnitude para PN e PD, iguais a 0,08±0,009 e 0,24±0,17, respectivamente, indicando pequena possibilidade de resposta à seleção direta. Da mesma maneira, o coeficiente de correlação genética entre estas características foi 0,43±0,39, resultado que implica pequena possibilidade de resposta correlacionada. A inclusão dos efeitos maternos é necessária para a estimação adequada de parâmetros genéticos para as características avaliadas.

comparação de modelos; correlação genética; herdabilidade; peso corporal

The aim of this study was to estimate the heritability and genetic correlation coefficients between weights at birth (BW) and weaning (WW) in Suffolk crossbred lambs, which belonged to an experimental herd. Thus, four different animal models were fitted, including the direct additive genetic effect (Model 1), the direct additive genetic and maternal permanent environmental effects (Model 2), the direct additive, permanent environmental and maternal genetic effects (cov a,m=0) (Model 3), and in Model 4, in addition to those in Model 3, cov a,m≠0 was considered. After comparing the models through the likelihood ratio test (LRT), Model 3 was chosen as the most appropriate, being the heritability estimates low in magnitude for BW and WW, equal to 0.08±0.009 and 0.24±0.17, respectively, which indicates low possibility of response to direct selection. Likewise, the correlation coefficient between these traits, 0.43±0.39, implies low possibility of correlated response. The inclusion of maternal effects is necessary for the accurate estimation of genetic parameters for the evaluated traits.

body weight; genetic correlation; heritability; model comparison

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Datas de Publicação

• Publicação nesta coleção
  22 Jan 2015
• Data do Fascículo
  Dez 2014

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• Recebido
  10 Jul 2013
• Aceito
  10 Jul 2014