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/Jul/2010
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982010001300029
Genetic evaluations should become more accurate with the advent of whole genome selection (WGS) based on high density SNP panels. The use of WGS should then accelerate genetic gains for production traits given likely decreases in generation interval due to the greater intent to select more animals based just on their genotypes rather than phenotypes. However, past and current genetic evaluations may not generally connect well to the intended scope of inference. For example, estimating haplotype effects from the data […]
Keywords: bayesian inference; genotype by environment interaction; heterogeneous variances; mixed effects models; multiple traits; random effects
01/Jan/2002
Nilson Milagres Teixeira, Ary Ferreira de Freitas, William José Ferreira, Marcus Cordeiro Durães, Ricardo Bertola Barra
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982002000200011
A method was used to account for heterogeneous phenotypic variance for milk yield across herds and over time based on variance for each herd-year class in genetic evaluation of Minas Gerais State Holstein. Phenotypic variances increased twice as within subclass averages increased from 4,000 to 10,000 kg and also with increases in subclass size. Data were standardized to a common variance and the breeding values obtained before and after adjustment were compared. Small variations of Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) and […]
Keywords: dairy cattle; genetic evaluation; heterogeneous variances; milk yield