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Genetic parameters of wool colour and skin traits in Corriedale sheep
Benavides, M. V; Maher, P.
  • Benavides, M. V; EMBRAPA - Pecuária Sul. Bagé. BR
  • Maher, P; EMBRAPA - Pecuária Sul. Bagé. BR
Genet. mol. biol ; 26(3): 267-274, 2003. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-346315
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Clean wool colour (CWC) is an important wool price determinant and has been related to suint characteristics, i.e. sudoriparous and sebaceous gland secretions, such as suint percentage and suint K content. In this work heritability, phenotypic and genetic correlations among wool colour and skin traits were examined. The genetic estimates were assessed by Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML) procedures using average information algorithm (AIREML) in a Corriedale flock. The traits analysed were wool colour traits (CWC), yellow predictive colour (YPC), and Visual Score; suint traits such as suint percentage and potassium and sodium concentrations in suint, and physiological traits such as potassium and sodium concentrations in the skin, including plasma and red blood cells. The objectives of this study were to assess phenotypic and genetic correlations between wool colour and skin traits, and to find the suitability of these traits as indirect selection criteria for clean wool colour. Suint traits were highly genetically correlated to YPC. Suint K, but not suint percentage, was found to have a high genetic correlation with CWC. Skin K, Visual Score, YPC and suint K were amongst the best indirect selection criteria for clean wool colour. However, selection using these traits was expected to reduce CWC from 52 percent to 49 percent of that estimated under direct selection
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Wool / Sheep / Models, Genetic Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Genet. mol. biol Journal subject: Genetics Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: EMBRAPA - Pecuária Sul/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Wool / Sheep / Models, Genetic Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Genet. mol. biol Journal subject: Genetics Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: EMBRAPA - Pecuária Sul/BR