Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5233
Title: Classifying sheep grazing environments using satellite data to quantify genotype by environment interactions
Contributor(s): Whelan, Michael Barry (author); Cottle, David  (author)orcid ; Geenty, Kennett  (author); Brown, Daniel  (author)
Publication Date: 2009
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5233
Abstract: Australian sheep grazing environments are currently classified into 3 very broad zones (High Rainfall, Wheat/Sheep and Pastoral) that do not differentiate sheep grazing environments to a level allowing sheep producers to assess the impact grazing environments may have on sire progeny performance. If a genotype by environment interaction (GEI) is expressed more as environments diverge then a finer classification of environments may help breeders when selecting stud rams. A sheep grazing environment classification system has been developed in this study using readily obtainable monthly Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), from satellite data, and monthly maximum temperature for a 10 year period. Cluster analysis was used on the NVDI and temperature data to create 25 sheep grazing environment classes (SGEclass) around Australia. Two-way analysis of variance revealed a significant interaction between sire progeny performance and SGEclass for hogget weight, fibre diameter and greasy fleece weight. Further ASReml analysis of Merino data from Sheep Genetics illustrated that sire by SGEclass explained similar amounts of variation as sire by flock. Recording the geographic location of the flock would improve the ability to account for environmental differences between flocks.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAABG 2009: 18th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Barossa Valley, Australia, 27th September - 1st October, 2009
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.18, p. 52-55
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
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830311 Sheep - Wool
830301 Beef Cattle
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.aaabg.org/proceedings18/index.html
Appears in Collections:Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
Conference Publication
School of Environmental and Rural Science

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