Data from 26.314 animals of Guzerá cattle, weighted every 90 days from birth to 630 days, between 1975 and 2001, were used to estimate covariance components by REML methodology using four different models. The first model was the complete one and included four random components: direct genetic (GA), maternal genetic (GM), maternal permanent environmental (AM) and the residual; model 2 did not include the GM effect; model 3 did not include the AM effect and model 4 did not include […]

Genetic parameters for weights (17, 942 records), obtained in intervals of 60 days, from the birth to selection (378 days of age), of 2,582 males of the Nellore breed was estimated in univariate analyses by the Maximum Restricted Likelihood method. The models of analysis models included the fixed effects of contemporary groups, month of birth, mother age and age when the weights were collected as covariate. Three models differing in random effects were tested: the model 1 (M1) was adjusted […]

With the objective to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters of swine reproductive traits, litter weight at birth (PLN), litter weight at 21 days (PL21), litter size at birth (TLN), litter size at weaning (TLD) and mortality rate (TM) data of three swine breeds, Duroc, Landrace and Large White were used. The genetic and phenotypic (co)variances were estimated by Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML) method. These components were used to estimate the direct (), maternal () and total () heritabilities, the common […]

The objective of this work was to study the genetic-quantitative aspects of birth weight (BW), in animals of Nellore breed, in the herd from the Nellore Cattle Genetic Improvement Program, conducted by the Department of Genetics of the University of São Paulo. Only the weights of sound calves, born alive and from births, obtained by artificial insemination were considered. The (co) variance components were estimated under four different animal models where direct and maternal genetic and permanent environmental were taken […]