Estimation of genetic and phenotypic trends for body weight traits of sheep in Guilan province of Iran

Authors

  • A. A. Shadparvar Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
  • B. Eteqadi Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
  • N. Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract:

The main objective of the present study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic trends for body weight traits in Guilan province sheep. Traits included were birth weight (BW, n=14,549), 3-month weight (3MW, n=13,109) and 6-month weight (6MW, n=10,141). Data and pedigree information used in this study were collected during 1994 to 2011 by the Agricultural Organization of Guilan province in Iran. Animal breeding values were predicted using univariate analysis based on animal model. The GLM procedure of SAS was used for determining the fixed effects which had significant influence on the traits under study. The Wombat software was employed to estimate the breeding values. The Best Liner Unbiased Predictions (BLUP) of breeding values were obtained, and genetic and phenotypic trends were estimated as the regression of the average predicted breeding and phenotypic values on birth year, respectively. Environmental trends were calculated as the difference between phenotypic and genetic trends. Direct genetic trends were positive and significant (P

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volume 4  issue 2

pages  57- 62

publication date 2016-10-04

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