Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20161
Title: Divergent Selection for Methane Yield in Beef Cattle
Contributor(s): Bird-Gardiner, T L  (author); Donoghue, K A (author); Arthur, P F (author); Herd, Robert M  (author)orcid ; Hegarty, Roger  (author)
Publication Date: 2015
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20161
Open Access Link: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/AAABG21papers/Bird-Gardiner21122.pdfOpen Access Link
Abstract: Genetic selection and breeding to reduce methane production is one option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but correlated responses in production traits also need to be considered. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of divergent selection for methane yield (MY), on methane and body weight traits in Angus cattle. High and Low MY selection lines were created in each of two performance-recorded Angus research herds during the 2011 mating season. This study is a preliminary report on the divergence of these selection lines, as assessed by the performance of the 2013 born progeny. There was no significant selection line by herd interaction. Approximately half a generation of selection was achieved. There was a significant (P<0.05) divergence between the two lines in the selected trait, methane yield. This was also reflected in the significant (P<0.05) selection line differences in the residual methane (actual minus expected methane production) traits and also in the estimated breeding values for these traits. There were no significant selection line differences in birth, weaning and yearling weights.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAABG 2015: 21st Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lorne, Australia, 28th - 30th September, 2015
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.21, p. 122-125
Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
ISSN: 1328-3227
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070201 Animal Breeding
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830301 Beef Cattle
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100401 Beef cattle
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/proceedings21.php
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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