The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
01/Apr/2007
Carlos Henrique Mendes Malhado, Alcides de Amorim Ramos, Paulo Luiz Souza Carneiro, Júlio César de Souza, Adriana Piccinin
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982007000200014
This study aimed to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters and trends for adjusted 305 days milk yield of Murrah buffaloes, which were born from 1982 to 2003. Variance components, genetic parameters and breeding values were obtained using the MTDFREML program. Genetic trends were estimated by regression of breeding values on birth year of the animals by two methodologies: 1) linear regression and 2) articulated polynomial regression using a spline smoothing function. Heritability and repeatability estimates were 0.20 and 0.36, respectively. […]
Keywords: articulated polynomial; buffaloes; genetic gain; heritability; selection