Genetic parameters for calving difficulty using complex genetic models in five beef breeds in Australia

Author(s)
Jeyaruban, M Gilbert
Johnston, David
Tier, Bruce
Graser, Hans-Ulrich
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Data on Angus (ANG), Charolais (CHA), Hereford (HER), Limousin (LIM) and Simmental (SIM) cattle were used to estimate genetic parameters for calving difficulty (CD), birthweight (BWT) and gestation length (GL) using threshold-linear models and to examine the effect of inclusion of random effect of sire x herd interaction (SxH) in the models. ... Genetic parameters obtained for BWT, GL and CD, by fitting SxH as an additional random effect, are more appropriate to use in the genetic evaluation of calving ease in BREEDPLAN.
Citation
Animal Production Science, 56(5), p. 927-933
ISSN
1836-5787
1836-0939
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19212
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Title
Genetic parameters for calving difficulty using complex genetic models in five beef breeds in Australia
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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