In order to estimate covariance functions by using random regression models on Legendre polynomials, 35,732 weight records from birth to 660 days of age of 8,458 animals of Tabapuã cattle were used. The models included: as random effects, direct additive genetic effect, maternal effect, and animal and maternal permanent environmental effets; contemporary groups were included as fixed effects; and as covariables, animal age at weighing and age of dam at calving (linear and quadratic effects) and on age at weighing,, […]

This study aimed to estimate genetic parameters and to select genotypes of forage peanut with greater ground cover and aerial biomass production during establishment period in the environmental conditions of Acre. The experiment was planted in December/2005, in a randomized block with four repetitions. Twenty one genotypes of forage peanut were evaluated, including three cultivars: Amarillo, Alqueire 1, and Belmonte. Genotype selection was based on ground cover and dry matter production. The ground cover evaluations took place between January and […]

Data provided by the Brazilian Zebu Breeders Association (ABCZ), consisting of 21,762 records from 4,221 animals of Tabapuã cattle, weighted from birth to 550 days of age, were used to estimate covariance functions by random regression models using Legendre polynomials of order two to five. Models included the direct and maternal genetic, animal and maternal permanent environmental random effects and compared by Schwarz´s Bayesian information criteria (BIC) and Akaike´s information criteria (AIC). Both criterions suggested the model including direct genetic, […]

The aim of this work was to evaluate arrays of fixed effects and residual covariance structures that best fit the herd and the animal variability to weights at birth, weaning, twelve and eighteen months of 3,690 Canchim animals. Different arrays of fixed effects (contemporary groups and, or the main effects of year, month or season of birth and sex) and different residual covariance structures (considering or not change of variance and of correlation between weights at different ages) were studied. […]