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Across-sex genomic-assisted genetic correlations for sex-influenced traits in Brahman cattle.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:This study aimed at estimating genetic parameters of sex-influenced production traits, evaluating the impact of genotype-by-sex interaction, and identifying the selection criteria that could be included in multiple-trait genetic evaluation to increase the rate of genetic improvement in both sexes. To achieve this goal, we used 10 male and 10 female phenotypes, which were measured in a population of 2111 Australian Brahman cattle genotyped at high-density. RESULTS:Heritability estimates ranged from very low (0.03?±?0.03 for cows' days to calving at first calving opportunity, DC1), to moderate (0.33?±?0.08 for cows' adult body weight, AWTc), and to high (0.95?±?0.07 for cows' hip height, HHc). Genetic correlation (rg) estimates between male and female homologous traits were favorable and ranged from moderate to high values, which indicate that selection for any of the traits in one sex would lead to a correlated response with the equivalent phenotype in the other sex. However, the estimated direct response was greater than the indirect response. Moreover, Pearson correlations between estimated breeding values obtained from each sex separately and from female and male homologous traits combined into a single trait in univariate analysis ranged from 0.74 to 0.99, which indicate that small ranking variation might appear if male and female traits are included as single or separate phenotypes. Genetic correlations between male growth and female reproductive traits were not significant, ranging from -?0.07?±?0.13 to 0.45?±?0.65. However, selection to improve HHc and AWTc in cows may reduce the percentage of normal sperm at 24 months of age (PNS24), possibly due to correlated effects in the same traits in males, which are related to late maturing animals. CONCLUSIONS:Hip height in cows and PNS24, as well as blood insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) concentration in bulls at 6 months of age are efficient selection criteria to improve male growth and female reproductive traits, simultaneously. In the presence of genotype-by-sex interactions, selection for traits in each sex results in high rates of genetic improvement, however, for the identification of animals with the highest breeding value, data for males and females may be considered a single trait.

SUBMITTER: Raidan FSS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6651968 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Across-sex genomic-assisted genetic correlations for sex-influenced traits in Brahman cattle.

Raidan Fernanda S S FSS Porto-Neto Laercio R LR Reverter Antonio A

Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE 20190723 1

<h4>Background</h4>This study aimed at estimating genetic parameters of sex-influenced production traits, evaluating the impact of genotype-by-sex interaction, and identifying the selection criteria that could be included in multiple-trait genetic evaluation to increase the rate of genetic improvement in both sexes. To achieve this goal, we used 10 male and 10 female phenotypes, which were measured in a population of 2111 Australian Brahman cattle genotyped at high-density.<h4>Results</h4>Herita ...[more]

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