Relationships of sire breeding values for Merino production traits with eating quality of lamb

Mortimer, S I; Holman, B W B; Fowler, S M; Alvarenga, T I R C; Hopkins, D L; Egerton-Warburton, K L; Smith, J L; Hine, B C; Swan, A A

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Title:	Relationships of sire breeding values for Merino production traits with eating quality of lamb
Contributor(s):	Mortimer, S I (author); Holman, B W B (author); Fowler, S M (author); Alvarenga, T I R C (author); Hopkins, D L (author); Egerton-Warburton, K L (author); Smith, J L (author); Hine, B C (author); Swan, A A (author)
Publication Date:	2023-07-26
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/56116
Open Access Link:	http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/AAABG25papers/52Mortimer25214.pdf
Abstract:	Regression coefficients were estimated of sensory and objective eating quality (EQ) traits on sire Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) for a range of Merino production traits to identify if genetic relationships were likely to exist between these traits. The sire ASBVs were not associated with either overall liking scores of loin, knuckle and topside cuts, or intramuscular fat and shear force of the loin. This preliminary study has shown that it is likely that selection on sire ASBVs to improve Merino production traits would yield negligible responses in EQ traits.
Publication Type:	Conference Publication
Conference Details:	AAABG 2023: 25th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Perth, Australia, 26th - 28th July, 2023
Source of Publication:	Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.25, p. 214-217
Publisher:	Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Place of Publication:	Armidale, Australia
ISSN:	1328-3227
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	100412 Sheep for meat 100413 Sheep for wool
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links:	http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/proceedings25.php
Appears in Collections:	Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) Conference Publication