The objective of this study was to verify which morphometric measures and ratios are more directly associated with the weight and body yields of rounded fish. A total of 225 specimens of rounded fish (59 pacus, 61 tambaquis, 52 tambacus and 53 paquis) with average weight of 972.43 g (±115.52 g) were sampled, stunned, slaughtered, weighed, measured, and processed for morphometric and processing yield analysis. The morphometric measures taken were: standard length (CP); head length (CC); head height (AC); body […]

The objective of the present study was to analyze models with genetic and/or residual heteroskedasticity for genetic evaluation of the weaning weight of Charolais-Zebu crossbred calves. Weaning weight data from 56,965 crossbred calves were analyzed using animal models with different combinations of genetic and residual heteroskedasticity and/or homoskedasticity. The inference on a posteriori distributions of genetic parameters were by the Monte Carlo method via Markov chains. The model with genetic and residual heteroskedasticity was the best fit on the data. […]

The objective of this work was to map QTL on porcine chromosome 4 and associate them to performance traits. For this, a F2 pig population was established from a cross from the F1 generation, produced by crossing two naturalized Brazilian Piau sires and 18 commercial dams (Landrace × Large White × Piétrain). The population was genotyped for five microsatellite markers. The performance of traits evaluated in the population were: teat number, birth weight, weight at 21, 42, 63, 77 and […]

Livestock genomics is aimed at dissecting the genetic control of variation in economically important trait, such as disease resistance and product yield/quality. Unraveling the genetic control of such complex traits remains very challenging but farm animals are now well placed to bridge the gap between human biology and traditional model species. Livestock species share with model species the benefits of controlled breeding, while their biology is often much closer to that of humans. Livestock genetics can exploit the abundant genetic […]

A genome of 3.000 centimorgans was simulated for a single quantitative trait governed by 800 loci with two alleles per locus. According to the genomic structure proposed, 1,500 males and 1,500 females constituted the base population which was used to form two (small and large) initial populations. Two types (only additive genetic variance and both additive genetic and environmental variances) and three variability levels (high, medium and low) of heterogeneity of variances were inserted in the initial populations. Variance components […]

A total of the 550 F2 animals produced by divergent cross using two sires of the native Brazilian breed named Piau and 18 commercial dams were genotyped for 13 microsatellite markers in swine chromosome 6. The traits evaluated were: carcass length by the Brazilian carcass classification method, carcass length by the American carcass classification method, carcass weight, carcass yield, higher backfat thickness at last 2nd-3rd thoracic vertebrae, backfat thickness after last rib, backfat thickness between last 1st-2nd lumbar vertebrae, lower […]

Studies on simulation were carried out aiming to achieve a comparative analysis between the following variance component estimation methods: Restrict Maximum Likelihood (REML), Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Method III of Henderson. All of them were used as a reproducer model, and the REML method was also used as a animal model. The main objective was to verify the effect of the unbalanced data on the estimation of the variance components. A genomic, made of a single quantitative characteristic, ruled by […]

Cluster analysis principles were used to allot bulls to be used as Multiple Service sires (MS). Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) on pre- and postweaning traits were used to calculate distances between bulls. EPDs were standardized and weighed to form a final selection index. The criteria to form lots was based on minimizing the sum of all standardized distances for all possible pairs of bulls. The program was tested on a set of 158 top bulls from a Nelore herd. A […]

Data from 32,779 monthly milk production, from 3,605 lactations until 305 days (PL305), from 2,082 Gir breed cows, sired by 281 bulls, calving from 1987 to 1999, in 11 herds, were utilized to verify the viability of using daily milk production control (PLDC) in sires genetic evaluation. Univariates analysis for PLDC1 to PLDC10 and Pl305 were performed utilizing the restricted maximum likelihood method within an animal model, which included the three first lactations as replicate measures of the same dams […]

Data from 32,779 monthly milk production, from 3,605 lactations until 305 days (PL305), from 2,082 Gir cows, sired by 281 bulls, calving from 1987 to 1999, in 11 herds, were used to verify the viability of using daily milk production control (PLDC) to perform genetic evaluations within Gir breed. Bivariate analysis on PLDC1 to PLDC10 and PL305 were performed utilizing the restricted maximum likelihood method within an animal model, which included the three first lactations as replicate measures of the […]