Accounting for selective slaughter over time when estimating breeding values for carcase traits?: A simulation study

Author(s)
Worsnop, Christopher David
Johnston, David
Graser, Hans Ulrich
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
Progeny test data used to estimate breeding values (EBVs) of sires for carcase traits may come from measurements taken on animals that have been slaughtered over time based on individual animal market suitability. Confounding between genetic effects and age can result. However, in the current study appropriate adjustment for growth rate resulted in highly accurate sire EBVs for both the slaughtering criteria, namely liveweight, and for a second trait (e.g. a carcase trait) regardless of the genetic correlation between the two traits.
Citation
Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.17, p. 364-367
ISBN
1921208139
ISSN
1328-3227
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4108
Language
en
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Title
Accounting for selective slaughter over time when estimating breeding values for carcase traits?: A simulation study
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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