Effect of selection for growth on the stayability of Nelore cows up to five years of age;Efeito da seleção para crescimento na permanência de vacas Nelore no rebanho até cinco anos de idade

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 344-349

  Mercadante, Maria Eugênia Zerlotti ^a   Razook, Alexander George ^a,b   Dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo, Joslaine Noely ^a,b   De Figueiredo, Leopolde Andrade ^a  

^a AGÊNCIA PAULISTA DE TECNOLOGIA DOS AGRONEGÓCIOS   (Brazil)

^b CNPQ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Body weight; Selection experiment; Stayability of cows; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NES;

EID: 31544462615     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 15163598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-35982004000200010     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. ARCHER, J.A.; ARTHUR, P.F.; PARNELL, P.F. et. al. Effect of divergent selection for yearling growth rate on female reproductive performance in Angus cattle. Livestock Production Science, v.57, p.33-40, 1998.
2. BRINKS, J.S.; CLARCK, R.T.; KIEFFER, N.M.Evaluation of response to selection and inbreeding in a closed line of Hereford cattle. Washington, Agricultural Research Service. 36p, 1965. (Technical Bulletin, 1323).
3. DOYLE, S.P.; GOLDEN, B.L.; GREEN, R.D. et al. Additive genetic parameter estimates for heifer pregnancy and subsequent reproduction in Angus females. Journal of Animal Science, v.78, p.2091-2098, 2000.
4. GIANOLA, D.; FOULLEY, J.L. Sire evaluation for ordered categorical data with threshold model.Genetic, Selection, Evolution, v.15, p.201-224, 1983.
5. GILMOUR, A.R. http://www.chiswick.anprod.csiro.au/lists/asreml. 2001.
6. GILMOUR, A.R.; CULLIS, B.R.; WELHAM, S.J. et. al. ASREML Reference Manual. Orange, Australia: New South Wales Agriculture, 1999. 232p.
7. HUDSON, G.F.S.; Van VLECK, L.D. Relationship between production and stayability in Holstein cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, v.64, p.2246-2250, 1981.
8. LITTEL, R.C.; MILLIKEN, G.A.; STROUP, W.W. et al. SAS system for mixed models. Cary: SAS Institute, 1996.433p.
9. MARTÍNEZ, G.E.; KOCH, R.M. ; CUNDIFF, L. V. et al. Genetic parameters and genetic trends for stayability in Hereford cows. In: WORLD CONGRESS ON GENETICS APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 7., Montpellier, 2002. Proceedings ... CD-ROM. Montpellier, 2002.
10. MERCADANTE, M.E.Z.; LÔBO, R.B.; OLIVEIRA, H.N. Estimativas de (co)variâncias entre características de reprodução e de crescimento em fêmeas de um rebanho Nelore. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, v.29, p.997-1004, 2000.
11. MERCADANTE; M.E.Z.; PACKER, LU.; RAZOOK, A.G. et al. Dias ao parto de fêmeas de um experimente de seleção para crescimento. I. Modelo de repetibilidade.Revista Brasileira Zootecnia, v.31, p. 1715-1725, 2002.
12. MERCADANTE; M.E.Z.; PACKER, LU.; RAZOOK, A.G. et al. Direct and correlated responses to selection for yearling weight on reproductive performance of Nelore cows. Journal of Animal Science, v.81, p.376-384, 2003.
13. MORRIS, C.A.; BAKER, R.L.; HUNTER, J.C. Correlated responses to selection for yearling or 18-month weight in Angus and Hereford cattle.Livestock Production Science, v.30, p.33-52, 1992.
14. PANETO, J.C.C., SILVA, J.A.V.; BEZERRA, L.A.F. et al. Expected response to selection on stayability and its economic weight in a population of Nelore cattle in Brazil. In: WORLD CONGRESS ON GENETICS APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 7., Montpellier, 2002. Proceedings... CD-ROOM. Montpellier, 2002.
15. RAZOOK, A.G.; FIGUEIREDO, L.A.; BONILHA NETO, L.M. et al. Selection for yearling weight in Nelore and Guzera zebu breeds: selection applied and response in 15 years of progeny. In: WORLD CONGRESS ON GENETICS APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 6., 1998, Armidale. Proceedings... Armidale, 1998. p.133-136.
16. SILVA, J.A. IIV.; ELER, J.P.; FERRAZ, J.B.S. et al. Heritability estimate for stayability in Nelore cows. Livestock Production Science, v.79, p.97-101, 2003.
17. SNELLING, W.M.; GOLDEN, B.L.; BOURDON, R.M. An EPD for stayability of beef cows. In: WORLD CONGRESS ON GENETICS APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 5., 1994, Guelph.Proceedings... Guelph, 1994. p.169-172.
18. SNELLING, W.M.; GOLDEN, B.L.; BOURDON, R.M. Within-herd genetic analyses of stayability of beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, v.73, p.993-1001, 1995.
19. Van der WESTHUIZEN, R.R.; SCHOEMAN, S.J.; JORDAAN, G.F. et al. Heritability estimates derived from threshold analyses for reproduction and stayability traits in a beef cattle herd. South African of Animal Science, v.31, p.25-32, 2001.