Genetic Parameters of Birth Weight and Weaning Weight and Their Relationship with Gestation Length and Age at First Calving in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae)
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals and Trait
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Heritability Estimates for Birth Weight and Weaning Weight
3.2. Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations
4. Discussion
4.1. Heritability Estimates for Birth Weight
4.2. Heritability Estimates for Weaning Weight
4.3. Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Trait | n | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BW | 52,173 | 27.41 | 3.59 | 17.00 | 38.30 |
WW | 35,800 | 92.63 | 22.20 | 31.00 | 182.00 |
AFC | 14,258 | 752.35 | 69.36 | 555.00 | 961.00 |
GL | 51,303 | 286.15 | 5.29 | 271.00 | 299.00 |
Trait | ||||||
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Birth Weight | 2.09 ± 0.15 | 1.12 ± 0.06 | 6.29 ± 0.09 | 9.50 ± 0.08 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.02 |
Weaning Weight | 200.31 ± 20.16 | 65.76 ± 6.66 | 127.20 ± 10.29 | 393.27 ± 16.02 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | 0.51 ± 0.03 |
Traits | AFC | GL | ||||
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rg | rp | re | rg | rp | re | |
BW | 0.33 ± 0.06 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 0.21 ± 0.06 | 0.16 ± 0.06 |
WW | 0.04 ± 0.07 | −0.01 ± 0.01 | −0.06 ± 0.01 | −0.09 ± 0.06 | −0.09 ± 0.01 | −0.09 ± 0.01 |
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Lopez, B.I.; Santiago, K.G.; Seo, K.; Jeong, T.; Park, J.-E.; Chai, H.-H.; Park, W.; Lim, D. Genetic Parameters of Birth Weight and Weaning Weight and Their Relationship with Gestation Length and Age at First Calving in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae). Animals 2020, 10, 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061083
Lopez BI, Santiago KG, Seo K, Jeong T, Park J-E, Chai H-H, Park W, Lim D. Genetic Parameters of Birth Weight and Weaning Weight and Their Relationship with Gestation Length and Age at First Calving in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae). Animals. 2020; 10(6):1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061083
Chicago/Turabian StyleLopez, Bryan Irvine, Kier Gumangan Santiago, Kangseok Seo, Taejoon Jeong, Jong-Eun Park, Han-Ha Chai, Woncheoul Park, and Dajeong Lim. 2020. "Genetic Parameters of Birth Weight and Weaning Weight and Their Relationship with Gestation Length and Age at First Calving in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae)" Animals 10, no. 6: 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061083
APA StyleLopez, B. I., Santiago, K. G., Seo, K., Jeong, T., Park, J.-E., Chai, H.-H., Park, W., & Lim, D. (2020). Genetic Parameters of Birth Weight and Weaning Weight and Their Relationship with Gestation Length and Age at First Calving in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae). Animals, 10(6), 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061083