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Optimal Mating Combination for Directed Breeding in a Racially Composite Cattle Population.
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12936
João Vitor Teodoro, Gerson Barreto Mourão, Rachel Santos Bueno Carvalho, Elisângela Chicaroni de Mattos, José Bento Sterman Ferraz, Joanir Pereira Eler

Evaluating optimal mating combinations in large populations poses significant combinatorial and computational challenges. To address this, we propose a method to optimise mating combinations in composite cattle populations, incorporating heterosis and genetic variability. Leveraging integer linear programming, our approach maximises expected offspring merit, outperforming random mating systems. A robust mathematical model and specialised software were developed to implement the method, demonstrating its effectiveness on a real dataset. Notably, results reveal a 14.8% superiority over random mating averages and a 12.4% advantage over random mating maxima. The method's flexibility and adaptability enable constraint inclusion and application to diverse species and genomic data, making it an indispensable tool for enhancing mating selection efficiency and effectiveness in composite beef cattle breeding programmes.

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Effect of Transformation of Non-Normal Fitness Trait Data on the Estimation of Genetic Parameters in Turkeys.
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12935
Evan Hartono, Owen W Willems, Xuechun Bai, Benjamin J Wood, Romdhane Rekaya, Samuel E Aggrey

Fitness traits described as a ratio often display non-normal distributions; consequently, transformations are frequently applied to improve normality prior to the estimation of genetic parameters. However, the impact of different transformations on genetic parameter estimates depends on the dataset at hand. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of eight common transformations (z-score, log, square root, probit, arcsine, logit, Box-Cox and Yeo-Johnson) on genetic parameter estimates for non-normal fitness traits in turkeys. Three fertility traits in turkeys were analysed. Egg production rate, egg fertility rate and hatch of fertile eggs rate phenotypes were collected on 6667 turkeys. All three phenotypes exhibited a significant level of non-normality. An informative pedigree file for the phenotyped birds was generated and consisted of 8612 animals. A mixed linear model that included the hatch year and regression on body weight at 18 weeks of age as fixed effects was used to analyse the transformed and untransformed phenotypes. To make the untransformed and transformed data comparable, they were all standardised to the same mean and variance. Results showed that the transformations significantly impacted genetic parameter estimates. In fact, the percentage variations in the estimates of the heritabilities of the three traits compared to the non-transformed data ranged from -80% to 45%. Across the different comparison criteria, the Box-Cox transformation seems to have the advantage compared to the other methods. Furthermore, it resulted in the highest heritability estimates. Although the genetic correlations showed fewer differences across transformations, the Spearman rank correlations ranged between 0.87 and 1, indicating some re-ranking. These findings suggest that the choice of data transformation impacts inferences on the genetic properties of non-normal traits, and careful consideration of the transformation method is needed prior to genetic analysis of skewed fitness data in turkeys and potentially other agricultural species. The results provide guidelines for the appropriate choice of transformations given observed levels of deviation from normality.

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A Similarity Matrix for Preserving Haplotype Diversity Amongst Parents in Genomic Selection. 在基因组选择中保留父母间单倍型多样性的相似性矩阵
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12930
Abdulraheem A Musa, Norbert Reinsch

In genomic selection, balancing genetic gain with the preservation of genetic diversity is a critical challenge, requiring innovative approaches to parent selection. Traditional methods risk losing valuable genetic diversity by not fully accounting for the complex patterns of haplotype distribution. To address this, we developed a novel haplotype similarity measure that estimates the genetic similarity amongst offspring from parent pairs by analysing segregating marker patterns and the covariance of additive genetic effects between potential parental gametes. This measure is encapsulated in a novel similarity matrix that quantifies parental genetic relationships and their Mendelian sampling variance, facilitating the selection of parents with diverse haplotypes to maintain genetic diversity. Our method was evaluated through simulation studies and empirical data analysis, indicating that the similarity matrix can help preserve haplotype diversity and potentially improve long-term genetic gains compared to traditional selection methods. These results suggest that the similarity matrix could contribute to more efficient and sustainable genomic selection programs, although further research is necessary to fully understand its impact.

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Genetic Parameters and Genomic Prediction for Calving Ease in Primiparous Nellore Heifers.
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12932
Eduarda da Silva Oliveira, Larissa Bordin Temp, Gabriel Gubiani, Miller Teodoro, Gustavo Roberto Dias Rodrigues, Maria Paula Marinho de Negreiros, Letícia Silva Pereira, Cláudio Ulhôa Magnabosco, Fernando Baldi

The calving ease (CE) trait has recently been introduced in animal breeding programs, and studies on its genetic variability have proven essential for the genetic advancement of animals. An increase in dystocia rates in primiparous heifers has been observed due to the birth of heavier calves. As this is a new trait, no established model exists for its analysis. Thus, this study developed different statistical models to evaluate CE, aiming to estimate genetic parameters and perform genomic predictions for this trait. A total of 39,664 records of CE from primiparous Nellore heifers born between 2010 and 2017 were collected, belonging to the animal breeding program of the Nellore breed in Brazil, managed by the National Association of Breeders and Researchers (ANCP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil). The results showed that direct heritability estimates ranged from 0.11 to 0.24, while maternal heritability estimates ranged from 0.09 to 0.11. Despite these low to moderate heritability estimates, the trait has potential for direct selection. Models incorporating the heifer category (HC) (early or traditional) and birth weight (BW), as well as the dam age at calving (DAC) and BW, were more suitable for estimating variance components. On the other hand, the model that considered only the HC and the model that included the DAC excelled in predictive ability, making them more appropriate for genomic predictions.

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Genetic Relationships Among Resilience, Fertility and Milk Production Traits in Crossbred Dairy Cows Performing in Sub-Saharan Africa.
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12933
R D Oloo, R Mrode, C C Ekine-Dzivenu, J M K Ojango, J Bennewitz, G Gebreyohanes, A M Okeyo, M G G Chagunda

Change in climate over the past years and its impact on the environment have necessitated the inclusion of resilience traits in the breeding objectives of dairy cattle. However, the relationship between resilience and other traits of economic importance in dairy production is currently not well known. This study examined the genetic parameters and relationships among resilience, fertility and milk production traits in dairy cattle in Kenya. Indicators of general resilience and heat tolerance were defined from the first parity test-day milk yield records. Indicators of general resilience included variance of actual deviations (LnVar1), variance of standardised deviations (LnVar2), lag-1 autocorrelation (rauto) and skewness (Skew) of standardised deviations in milk yield. Heat tolerance indicators at temperature-humidity index 80 included the slope of the reaction norm (Slope), absolute slope of the reaction norm (Absolute), and the intercept of the reaction norm model (Intercept). Cows with > 50% taurine genes had lower age at first calving (AFC), longer calving intervals (CI) and higher test-day milk yield (MY). The heritability estimates of AFC, CI and MY were 0.17 ± 0.033, 0.06 ± 0.012 and 0.35 ± 0.021, respectively. The repeatability estimates of CI and MY were 0.06 ± 0.012 and 0.47 ± 0.009, respectively. The low heritability and non-significant permanent environmental variance of CI showed that CI is heavily influenced by external factors, such as management practices. AFC was negatively genetically correlated with both CI (-0.88 ± 0.077) and MY (-0.53 ± 0.059) showing that animals that attain sexual maturity earlier exhibit longer CI and higher milk production. A positive genetic correlation (0.62 ± 0.077) between CI and MY shows that high-yielding cows face challenges in maintaining shorter calving intervals. Heritability estimates of nearly all resilience indicators were significant and ranged from 0.05 to 0.34. Heat tolerance indicators showed low to non-significant genetic correlations with general resilience indicators, suggesting that different genetic factors are involved in responses to different types of disturbances. There was a generally positive genetic correlation between resilience and fertility, implying that resilient animals might have better fertility. All indicators, except LnVar1 and LnVar2, revealed an antagonistic genetic relationship between resilience and milk production. The findings present an opportunity for including resilience in the development and application of selection indices in dairy cattle, especially for the tropics.

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Genetic Evaluation of Barrel Racing Performance in Quarter Horses. 夸特马赛桶性能的遗传评估。
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12934
Mário Luiz Santana, Thiago Garcia Botelho Franco, Annaiza Braga Bignardi

Barrel racing is a competitive timed rodeo event that challenges horses and riders to complete a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels in the fastest time possible. In this study, we aimed to estimate the genetic parameters of barrel racing time (BRT) and evaluate the most suitable statistical model for its analysis. We compared a repeatability model and three random regression models (RRM) to analyse the longitudinal BRT data in Brazilian Quarter Horses. A total of 356,877 BRT records from 14,108 horses that competed in various events held across Brazil between 2010 and 2024 were analysed. The cubic RRM provided the best fit to the data, and therefore, the results from this model were presented in detail. Heritability estimates for BRT varied by age (0.15-0.24), with the highest estimates observed between 36 and 54 months, suggesting that selection at younger ages could be most effective. Genetic correlations between BRT at different ages were generally strong (> 0.8). The lowest mean genetic correlation of 0.65 (0.09) was observed between BRT at 36 and 144 months of age. Thus, selecting the best-performing horses at younger ages should result in favourable genetic progress at older ages. Phenotypic trends showed an improvement in BRT over the years, although no significant genetic progress was observed, likely due to the absence of an official breeding programme and the lack of use of estimated breeding values for BRT. These findings highlight the need for a more strategic approach to genetic selection in Quarter Horses to optimise BRT performance. The substantial genetic variation identified for BRT indicates that, if properly exploited, this trait could be significantly improved in the future, ultimately enhancing competition outcomes for Brazilian Quarter Horses in barrel racing.

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Bayesian Genetic Estimation Towards Optimising Selection Strategy for Higher Egg Production in White Leghorn Chickens.
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12931
Aneet Kour, R N Chatterjee, K S Rajaravindra, L Leslie Leo Prince, U Rajkumar

Long-term directional selection in a population can severely reduce the additive genetic variability for the desired trait. Therefore, it is really important to assess the genetic parameters of a population at definite time intervals for designing effective breeding programmes. The present study was designed for the genetic evaluation of a White Leghorn strain (IWI) which has been intensely selected for higher egg numbers up to 64 weeks of age at ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The genetic parameters were estimated for egg production up to 24 (EP24), 32 (EP32), 40 (EP40), 52 (EP52), 64 (EP64) and 72 (EP72) weeks of age along with other traits (egg weight, reproductive and body weight traits) utilising six models with different random effects in a Bayesian framework. The normalised mean value for the primary selection trait, EP64, was 218.16 ± 1.24 eggs while the total egg production up to 72 weeks was 242.85 ± 1.72. Comparative evaluation of different models based on Deviance Information Criterion (DIC) revealed that model 6 (including direct additive, maternal genetic and maternal permanent environment effects) was the most accurate for early production traits like EP24, whereas model 3 (including direct additive and maternal genetic effects) was the best-fitted for egg production traits like EP32 and EP40. The trait variance for late egg production traits like EP52, EP64 and EP72 was best defined by model 1, which only included the direct additive effect. Furthermore, it was found that the posterior mean additive heritability of egg production traits declined as the laying cycle progressed. Particularly, for later traits like egg production up to 52 (EP52), 64 (EP64) and 72 (EP72) weeks, the direct additive heritability estimate was very low (0.02 ± 0.009; 0.04 ± 0.01 and 0.02 ± 0.0009 respectively). Subsequently, posterior genetic correlations (rG) were estimated between late egg production traits and the rest of the traits. It was found that there was a highly negative rG between egg weight at 40 weeks (EW40), body weight at 52 weeks (BW52) and the later egg production traits (EP52, EP64 and EP72). Therefore, depending on the trait correlations, multivariate analysis was done for improving the accuracy of evaluations. Posterior estimates of direct additive heritability for EP52 increased to 0.08 ± 0.05 when analysed together with EW40 and BW52 traits in a multivariate model, whereas the corresponding estimate for EP64 increased to 0.11 ± 0.05 when analysed with EW40 and BW52. Based on these results, we can conclude that although the additive genetic variability for the selection trait is very low in the population, multitrait evaluations can be more effective for making selection decisions for higher egg production in White Leghorns.

群体中长期的定向选择会严重降低所需性状的加性遗传变异。因此,在一定的时间间隔内评估群体的遗传参数对设计有效的育种计划非常重要。本研究旨在对白莱格鸡品系(IWI)进行遗传评估,该品系在印度特伦甘纳邦海得拉巴的 ICAR 家禽研究局经过严格选育,64 周龄前的产蛋量较高。在贝叶斯框架下,利用六种具有不同随机效应的模型,估算了24周龄(EP24)、32周龄(EP32)、40周龄(EP40)、52周龄(EP52)、64周龄(EP64)和72周龄(EP72)的产蛋量以及其他性状(蛋重、繁殖和体重性状)的遗传参数。主要选择性状 EP64 的归一化平均值为 218.16 ± 1.24 枚蛋,而 72 周龄的总产蛋量为 242.85 ± 1.72 枚蛋。根据偏差信息标准(DIC)对不同模型进行比较评估后发现,模型 6(包括直接加性效应、母源遗传效应和母源永久环境效应)对 EP24 等早期产蛋性状的拟合最准确,而模型 3(包括直接加性效应和母源遗传效应)对 EP32 和 EP40 等产蛋性状的拟合最佳。EP52、EP64 和 EP72 等产蛋后期性状的性状方差由模型 1 确定,该模型仅包含直接加性效应。此外,研究还发现,随着产蛋周期的延长,产蛋性状的后均值加性遗传率也在下降。特别是在产蛋周期后期,如产蛋至 52 周(EP52)、64 周(EP64)和 72 周(EP72)时,直接加性遗传率估计值非常低(分别为 0.02 ± 0.009、0.04 ± 0.01 和 0.02 ± 0.0009)。随后,估计了产蛋后期性状与其他性状之间的后代遗传相关性(rG)。结果发现,40 周时的蛋重(EW40)、52 周时的体重(BW52)与后期产蛋性状(EP52、EP64 和 EP72)之间的 rG 呈高度负相关。因此,根据性状相关性进行了多变量分析,以提高评估的准确性。在多变量模型中与 EW40 和 BW52 性状一起分析时,EP52 的直接加性遗传力后验估计值增至 0.08 ± 0.05,而与 EW40 和 BW52 一起分析时,EP64 的相应估计值增至 0.11 ± 0.05。基于这些结果,我们可以得出结论:虽然该种群中选择性状的加性遗传变异率很低,但多性状评价对于做出提高白羽蛋鸡产蛋量的选择决策更为有效。
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Novel Candidate Genes Detection Using Bayesian Network-Based Genome-Wide Association Study of Latent Traits in F2 Chicken Population.
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12926
Siavash Manzoori, Rasoul Vaez Torshizi, Ali Akbar Masoudi, Mehdi Momen

In chickens, economically important traits are commonly controlled by multiple genes and are often correlated. The genetic mechanisms underlying the correlated phenotypes likely involve pleiotropy or linkage disequilibrium, which is not handled properly in single-trait genome-wide association studies (GWAS). We employed factor analytical models to estimate the value of latent traits to reduce the dimensionality of the adjusted phenotypes. The dataset included phenotypes from 369 F2 chickens, categorised into six observable classes, namely body weight (BW), feed intake (FI), feed efficiency (FE), immunity (IMU), blood metabolites (BMB), and carcass (CC) traits. All birds were genotyped using a 60K SNP Beadchip. A Bayesian network (BN) algorithm was used to discern the recursive causal relationships among the inferred latent traits. Multi-Trait (MT) and Structural Equation Model (SEM) were applied for association analysis. Several candidate genes were detected across six phenotypic classes, namely the IPMK gene for BW and FI, and, the MTERF2 gene for BW and FE. The rs14565514 SNP, close to genes IPMK, UBE2D1, and CISD1, was recognised as a pleiotropic marker by both models. The NRG3 gene, located on chromosome 6, was associated with FI. CRISP2, RHAG, CYP2AC1, and CENPQ genes, located on chromosome 3, were detected for BMB through both MT- and SEM-GWAS. In general, the results indicated that the SEM-GWAS is superior to MT-GWAS due to considering the causal relationships among the traits, correcting the effects of the traits on each other, and also leading to the identification of pleiotropic SNP markers.

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Genetic Parameter Estimates for Carcass and Meat Quality Traits and Their Genetic Associations With Sexual Precocity Indicator Traits in Nellore Cattle. 内洛尔牛胴体和肉质性状的遗传参数估计及其与性早熟指标性状的遗传关系
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12927
Leonardo Machestropa Arikawa, Lucio Flavio Macedo Mota, Patrícia Iana Schmidt, Bruna Maria Salatta, Sindy Liliana Caivio Nasner, João Barbosa da Silva Neto, Larissa Fernanda Simielli Fonseca, Ana Fabrícia Braga Magalhães, Delvan Alves Silva, Roberto Carvalheiro, Luis Artur Loyola Chardulo, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque

For developing beef cattle breeding programmes, it is essential to understand the genetic basis of economically relevant traits, such as carcass, meat quality and female sexual precocity. However, the direct selection of most of these traits is a challenge for producers because of the high cost and measurement difficulty. Genetic correlation estimates between carcass and meat quality traits obtained after slaughter and sexual precocity indicator traits in Nellore are limited in the literature. Thus, this study aimed to estimate genetic parameters for longissimus muscle area (LMA), backfat thickness (BF), hot carcass weight (HCW), shear force tenderness (SF), marbling score (MARB), intramuscular fat content (IMF), age at first calving (AFC), heifer pregnancy (HP) and scrotal circumference (SC) in Nellore cattle, using pedigree and genomic information. For this, data from 6910 young bulls with phenotypic information for carcass and meat traits, 230,682 for sexual precocity indicator traits, and 17,850 animals genotyped with or imputed to the Illumina Bovine HD BeadChip were used. The (co)variance components and genetic parameters were estimated considering BLUP and single-step GBLUP (ssGBLUP) models via Bayesian inference using the GIBBSF90+ software. The multi-trait animal model included additive and residual genetic effects as random; the fixed effects of contemporary group (for all traits) and date of analysis as classes (for BF, SF and MARB); and the linear effects of age at slaughter (all carcass and meat traits) and age at yearling (YW and SC) as covariates. Heritability estimates ranged from 0.13 to 0.34 for carcass and meat quality traits, and for SC, AFC and HP, were 0.33, 0.07 and 0.29, respectively. Favourable genetic correlations were estimated between YW-HCW (0.79 ± 0.03), YW-LMA (0.28 ± 0.05), YW-SC (0.35 ± 0.03), HCW-LMA (0.44 ± 0.05), HCW-SF (-0.22 ± 0.09), HCW-SC (0.19 ± 0.05), MARB-IMF (0.90 ± 0.07), SF-IMF (-0.20 ± 0.11), BF-MARB (0.29 ± 0.08), BF-IMF (0.22 ± 0.09), BF-AFC (-0.21 ± 0.07) and BF-HP (0.24 ± 0.10). In general, the correlations between carcass traits and those of meat quality were low to moderate. Additionally, carcass and meat quality traits did not exhibit strong genetic correlations with female precocity indicators. So, to achieve significant genetic advances in female sexual indicator traits, carcass composition and meat quality, these traits must compose selection indices for Nellore cattle.

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Inferring Causal Relationships for Lifetime Reproductive Traits and Modelling Latent Reproductive Performance Variable in Murciano-Granadina Goats.
IF 1.9 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12928
Morteza Mokhtari, Ali Esmailizadeh, Mehdi Momen, Rugang Tian, Jing Tian, Meng Zhao, Xiao Wang, Hui Li, Yuan Li, Alireza Bagheripour, Ehsan Mohebbinejad

The current study investigated the application of structural equation models for genetic analysis of lifetime reproductive traits and latent variable modelling in the Murciano-Granadina goat breed. In the current investigation, data collected between 2016 and 2023 in a private dairy farm of the Murciano-Granadina goat breed in Ghale-Ganj city, located in the southern area of Kerman Iranian province were used. The investigated lifetime reproductive traits included overall litter size at birth (OLSB), overall litter size at weaning (OLSW), overall litter weight at birth (OLWB), and overall litter weight at weaning (OLWW). Four multivariate animal models, including standard (SMM), Inductive Causation algorithm-based structural equation (ICM), ICM with biological modification (ICM-BM), and fully recursive (FRM) models were fitted on the data and compared in terms of predictive ability measures including mean squared prediction error (MSE) and Pearson's correlation coefficient between the observed and predicted values (r(y, y ̂ $$ hat{mathrm{y}} $$ )) of records. ICM-BM performed better than other models in terms of the lowest MSE and the highest r(y, y ̂ $$ hat{mathrm{y}} $$ ). Under ICM-BM, heritability estimates were low values of 0.08, 0.08, 0.11, and 0.10 for OLSB, OLSW, OLWB, and OLWW, respectively. Genetic correlations among lifetime reproductive traits were positive and varied from 0.72 (OLSB-OLWW) to 0.95 (OLSB-OLWB). The confirmatory factor analysis technique was used to construct a latent variable named reproductive performance (RP) from the investigated lifetime reproductive traits. The posterior mean for heritability of RP was estimated at 0.06. The genetic correlations between RP and the investigated lifetime reproductive traits were high and positive, ranging from 0.92 (RP-OLSB) to 0.99 (RP-OLSW). The corresponding phenotypic correlations were also high and positive, ranging from 0.81 (RP-OLWB) to 0.95 (RP-OLSW). Considering causal structure among the traits detected via ICM-BM had more advantages for genetic evaluation of the lifetime reproductive traits in the Murciano-Granadina goat compared with SMM. The low heritability estimates implied that the studied lifetime reproductive traits and RP were mainly controlled by non-additive genetic and environmental effects which limits the efficiency of direct genetic selection for improving these traits. Furthermore, positive genetic and phenotypic correlations favoured using RP latent variable for breeding purposes.

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