Evaluation of breeding activities of a mink farm

• Autorzy: Rozempolska-Rucinska I. , Jezewska G. , Zieba G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Selection, one of the more important stages in fur animal breeding, is based on the phenotype of the animals only. Although a phenotype-based evaluation is the quickest and the simplest method that can be carried out in an on-farm environment, the results of such an evaluation, however, remain reliable exclusively in relation to highly heritable traits. The material comprised data collected from the breeding documentation of a standard mink reproduction farm and referred to 12 generations of animals. The covariance components of reproduction and conformation traits were estimated by means of the REML method based on a multitrait animal model, using the DMU software package. The components were used for a BLUP-based estimation of the breeding value of the animals. The genetic trends considerably differed from the phenotypic ones.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

selection; breeding value; animal production; mink farm; animal breeding; mink; maternal effect; breeding activity; genetic trend; fur animal

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities. Series Animal Husbandry
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 07
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/series/volume7/issue2/animal/art-01.html

Twórcy

autor

Rozempolska-Rucinska I.

• Agricultural University of Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

autor

Jezewska G.

autor

Zieba G.

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