ABSTRACT To conduct an optimal breeding and selection program, it is necessary to understand the genetic underpinnings of the desired traits. Early growth is an indicator of future success in the production and reproduction of buffaloes. This study aimed to estimate the (co)variance components for growth traits of Anatolian buffalo calves in Yozgat by employing six animal models with the different combinations of additive genetic, maternal genetic, maternal permanent effects, and covariance between offspring and dam. Birth weight (BW), six-month […]

ABSTRACT The INTERGEN package has been under constant development for the last two decades using the Fortran 90/95 programming language. The latest version of INTERGEN includes three different binaries: intergen, intergeniod, and intergenacc. Intergen has been consistently expanded to include the Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) genomic module in recent years. The intergeniod and intergenacc binaries are new and aim to estimate genetic merit using iteration on data (IOD) and approximate accuracy. The present study aimed to provide a high-level […]

ABSTRACT This study aimed to describe the phenotypical and biometrical characteristics of Creole goats on the Tamaulipas Plateau (TP) and San Fernando Valley (SFV) agroecological zones in northeastern Mexico. Eight hundred fifty-eight goats (70 males and 788 females) were studied to collect qualitative and quantitative information. Data were analyzed for male and female goats separately using frequency and general linear models. Pearson’s correlation was used to analyze linear body measurements (LBM) for morpho-structural homogeneity. The canonical discriminant analysis and a […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the associations among forage production related traits in Paspalum nicorae Parodi ecotypes and employ BLUP multi-trait path analysis as a selection criterion. Eighty-four ecotypes were grown in a randomized block experimental design with four replications and measured for three years. Measurements included number of tillers, fresh matter, leaf dry matter, stem dry matter, inflorescence dry matter, total dry matter, leaf:stem ratio, harvest index, cold tolerance, forage persistence, growth habit, and plant […]

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate genotype × environment (G×E) interactions in Guzerá breed animals for 305-day first-lactation cumulative yields (kg) of milk (MY305), fat (FY305), and protein (PY305). We used 6823 records of MY305, 2466 records of FY305, and 1870 records of PY305. The contemporary groups (CG) were created considering herd and year of calving. The analyses were performed in two steps. In the first step, environmental effects on phenotypes were estimated by using a multi-trait model ignoring G×E […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to unravel the genetic architecture of growth traits in sheep through a meta-analysis of genetic parameters (i.e., direct, maternal, and total heritability estimates, as well as genetic correlations), a systematic review, and a functional analysis to identify candidate genes and metabolic pathways related to growth traits. A random effects model was used to obtain the pooled effect estimates for the genetic parameters, and heterogeneity was assessed using both I2 and Cochran’s Q statistics. […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate which morphometric variables have the greatest influence on the conformation differences observed in a subpopulation of adult Mangalarga Marchador (MM) horses and to summarize these traits through calculated scores (PCA eigenvectors) to later compare with the scores obtained by these animals during the act of registration. Forty-six morphometric traits were used, which included the 12 mandatory measures of the definitive genealogical registration and two of these new ones: “triangle” and the […]

ABSTRACT The objective was to describe the organizational structure of the Mangalarga herd and evaluate the influence of geographic distribution and different coats on the population structure and genetic diversity. Genealogic data of horses born between 1919 and 2018 were submitted to the software ENDOG 4.8, corresponding to the total population (TP), and those born between 2009 and 2018, representing the reference population (RP). Wright’s fixation index, inbreeding coefficient (F), and average relatedness (AR) were estimated considering each Brazilian state […]

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to evaluate the growth of Criollo foals from birth to 800 days of age using Brody, Gompertz, Logistic, and Von Bertalanffy nonlinear models. The data utilized consisted of weight, height, chest circumference, and shin circumference taken from 75 foals kept in southern Brazil. Morphometric traits analyzed showed mean values ranging from 63 to 325 kg for weight, 0.92 to 1.32 m for height, 0.88 to 1.58 m for chest circumference, and 0.12 to 0.18 m […]

ABSTRACT The objective was to verify the existence of lineages in the Mangalarga Marchador breed using microsatellites and to phenotypically characterize the lineages found using linear morphometric measurements taken at the time the animals were registered to be used as a tool for selecting individuals according to each breeder’s selection objective. The genotyping database contained 255,257 Mangalarga Marchador horses born between 2005 and 2021. In addition, a database was used with pedigree information on 622,299 animals born between 1952 and […]