Download or read book Genotype by Environment Interaction in Milk Production and Reproductive Traits Among Holstein Cows Producing in Mexico and United States Environments written by Eugenia Cienfuegos and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To quantify genotype by environment interaction for mature equivalent milk production in northeastern US and Mexico, mature equivalent records of 55,162 Holstein cows from 1,339 sires of first three lactations in Mexico and first lactation records of 499,401 Holstein cows from 663 sires in the U.S. were analyzed. There were 474 sires in common. Herd-year standard deviation classifications were used to define high ($\geq$1,600 kg) and low ($\leq$1,300 kg) Mexican data files and a low ($\leq$1025 kg) U.S. data file. These data files were used to determine whether information from US herds with low environmental opportunity better predicts yield response in the alternative Mexican environments. Genetic and phenotypic parameters were estimated with multiple trait derivative-free REML methods. Genetic correlation coefficients between pairs of traits in different environments were tested for difference from unity using the likelihood ratio test. Heritability estimates across Mexican environments were about 0.18, and across US environments about 0.21. Using all the US data genetic correlation coefficients were less than unity (P $
Download or read book Genotype by Environment Interaction in Milk Production and Reproductive Traits Among Holstein Cows Producing in Mexico and the US Environments written by Eugenia Cienfuegos and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigation of Genotype by Environment Interaction for Holstein Milk Yield in Colombia Mexico and Puerto Rico written by Tatiana Luisa Stanton and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genotypes by Environment Interaction for Holstein Milk Yield and Fitness Traits Between Saudi Arabia and the United States written by Fahad Soliman Al-Hur and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding written by Fikret Isik and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-09 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fills the gap between textbooks of quantitative genetic theory, and software manuals that provide details on analytical methods but little context or perspective on which methods may be most appropriate for a particular application. Accordingly this book is composed of two sections. The first section (Chapters 1 to 8) covers topics of classical phenotypic data analysis for prediction of breeding values in animal and plant breeding programs. In the second section (Chapters 9 to 13) we provide the concept and overall review of available tools for using DNA markers for predictions of genetic merits in breeding populations. With advances in DNA sequencing technologies, genomic data, especially single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, have become available for animal and plant breeding programs in recent years. Analysis of DNA markers for prediction of genetic merit is a relatively new and active research area. The algorithms and software to implement these algorithms are changing rapidly. This section represents state-of-the-art knowledge on the tools and technologies available for genetic analysis of plants and animals. However, readers should be aware that the methods or statistical packages covered here may not be available or they might be out of date in a few years. Ultimately the book is intended for professional breeders interested in utilizing these tools and approaches in their breeding programs. Lastly, we anticipate the usage of this volume for advanced level graduate courses in agricultural and breeding courses.
Download or read book Genotype by Environment Interaction for Milk Production Traits in Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle in Ireland written by Andrew Robert Cromie and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effect of Herd Environment on the Genetic and Phenotypic Relationships Among Milk Yield Fertility and Somatic Cell Score in Holstein Cattle written by Hector Juarez Castillo and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A total of 248,230 first parity records of Holstein cows calving from 1987 to 1994, daughters of 588 sires in 3,042 herds were used to evaluate genotype by environment interactions in mature equivalent milk yield (MEM), lactation mean somatic cell score (LMSCS), and conception rate at first service (CRFS). Herds were classified into low and high management groups using three different criteria to differentiate production environments. Phenotypic means for MEM and body weight at first calving were greater in high than in low management herds, while low management herds had higher phenotypic means for LMSCS, CRFS, and age at first calving than high management herds. Genetic parameters were modeled using multiple trait linear models. For the complete data set heritability estimates for MEM, LMSCS, and CRFS, were 0.276, 0.103, and 0.015. Heritabilities and genetic and phenotypic correlations were consistent regardless of the environmental classification criteria. For low management herds, heritabilities for MEM, LMSCS, and CRFS averaged 0.232, 0.101, and 0.020, while for high management herds average heritabilities were 0.283, 0.097, and 0.009. For the low management herds, genetic (and phenotypic) correlations between MEM and LMSCS, MEM and CRFS, LMSCS and CRFS averaged 0.247, $-$0.407, and $-$0.228, ($-$0.055, $-$0.174, and $-$0.037), while for the high management herds they averaged 0.178, $-$0.304, and $-$0.139, ($-$0.089, $-$0.171, and $-$0.034). The genetic correlations between pairs of traits were consistently lower in high than in low management groups, suggesting a genotype by environment interaction. These changes suggest that differences of management between the two management levels reduces considerably the antagonistic genetic association between the traits studied. Breeding programs designed to increase milk yield at the same time that to reduce the genetic increase of LMSCS and the rate of genetic deterioration of CRFS must take into account the magnitude of the differences in the expected correlated responses in LMSCS and CRFS in the two levels of management.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effect of Herd Environment on the Genetic and Phenotypic Relationship Among Milk Yield Fertility and Somatic Cell Score in Holstein Cattle written by Héctor Juárez Castillo and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Livestock s Long Shadow written by Henning Steinfeld and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.
Download or read book Tropical Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Environmental Research on Animals written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Physiological Effects of Environmental Factors on Animals and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1971-01-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioclimatic factors and their measurement. Physiologic functions and measurement techniques. Animal characteristics in relation to environmental response. Environment and physiopathology. Design and execution of experiments using domestic animals. Development of research facilities. Research under field conditions.
Download or read book An Investigation Into Genotype by Environment Interactions for Milk Production Traits in Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle in Ireland written by Paul Murtagh and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Studies on Genetics of Heat Stress in US Holsteins written by Jarmila Bohmanova and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this study was to explore the genetic component of heat stress in U.S. Holsteins using national milk yield data consisting of 57 million first-parity test-day records of 6 million Holstein cows that calved from 1993 through 2004 and weather records from 202 public weather stations. Seven temperature humidity indices were compared in a humid and semi-arid climate for their ability to detect a decline of milk yield due to heat stress. The index with a higher weight on humidity was the best in the humid climate. The index with a larger weight on temperature was the best heat stress indicator in the semi-arid climate. National genetic evaluation for heat tolerance was conducted using a repeatability test-day model. Based on estimated heat tolerance PTAs, the 100 most and 100 least heat-tolerant sires were selected. For each of the 200 sires, official U.S. PTAs from February 2006 were obtained. Sires that were the most heat tolerant transmitted lower milk yields with higher fat and protein contents than did sires that were the least heat tolerant. Daughters of the most heat tolerant sires had better udder and body composition, better type, lower dairy form, slightly higher TPI, longer productive life, higher daughter pregnancy rate, were easier calving and had better persistency than did daughters of the least heat tolerant sires. Heat stress was evaluated as a factor in the genotype x environment interaction on milk production in the United States. Data for the Southeast and Northeast were extracted from the national data set and analyzed separately. Two repeatability models with and without the effect of heat stress were implemented. Both models were fitted with the national and regional data sets. Correlations between breeding values of sires with [equal to or greater than] 100 and [equal to or greater than] 300 daughters in two regions were calculated. When heat stress was ignored (first model), the correlation of regular breeding values between regions for sires with [equal to or greater than] 100 ([equal to or greater than] 300) daughters was 0.85 (0.87). Heat stress as modeled here explains only a small amount of genotype by environment interaction, partly because test day records provide only snapshots of heat stress over a hot season.
Download or read book Biostatistics for Animal Science 3rd Edition written by Miroslav Kaps and published by CABI. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to cover techniques for analysis of data in the animal sciences, this popular textbook provides an overview of the basic principles of statistics enabling the subsequent applications to be carried out with familiarity and understanding. Each chapter begins by introducing a problem with practical questions, followed by a brief theoretical background. Most topics are followed up with numerical examples to illustrate the methods described using data-sets from animal sciences and related fields. The same examples are then solved using the SAS software package. Written primarily for students and researchers in animal sciences, the text is also useful for those studying agricultural, biological, and veterinary sciences.
Download or read book Cactus Opuntia Spp as Forage written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opuntias are multipurpose plants that are increasingly being used in agricultural systems in arid and semi-arid areas. Due to its high water-use efficiency, it is particularly useful as forage in times of drought and in areas where few other crops can grow, and it is now considered a key component for the productivity and sustainability of these regions. This publication presents current scientific and practical information on the use of the cactus Opuntia as forage for livestock.
Download or read book The Buffalo Bubalus bubalis Production and Research written by Giorgio A. Presicce and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook aims at focusing on the husbandry of the common water buffalo, (Bubalis bubalis). The book covers a broad range of topics such as the buffalo’s genetic evolution, cytogenetics, subspecies, breed diversification, feeding and metabolic specificity, adaptable response to environmental stress factors, welfare, dairy requirements and production, reproduction and embryo technologies, cryopreservation, sperm cell sexing, somatic cell cloning and transgenesis. Chapters presented and reviewed in this book have been by contributed by renowned scientists that have devoted years of research to the understanding of this species, and highlight the most recent advances in basic and applied science to unveil the understanding of physiological facets intrinsic to this animal species. The depth of the selected topics makes this book especially suited for readers of all academic levels of study. Researchers, students and professionals will find this book a useful guide to breeding and farming the water buffalo.
