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Direct And Maternal Genetic Covariances By Age Of Dam For Weaning Weight, L. Dale Van Vleck, K. E. Gregory, G. L. Bennett
Direct And Maternal Genetic Covariances By Age Of Dam For Weaning Weight, L. Dale Van Vleck, K. E. Gregory, G. L. Bennett
Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications
Weaning weights of calves of dams at ages in years of 2, 3, and older were modeled to be three separate traits. Fixed effects were sex of calfyear of birth combinations for nine pure breeds and sex of calf-year of birth-generation for three composite populations. Random effects fitted for each trait were correlated direct and maternal genetic, maternal permanent environmental, and temporary environmental. Direct and maternal effects were correlated across traits. A multiple-trait, derivative-free REML algorithm was used to estimate the 30 (co)variance components. Number of animals per breed group ranged from 1,244 to 4,326. For the three traits for …
Estimates Of Heritabilities And Genetic And Environmental Correlations For Left- And Right-Side Uterine Capacity And Ovulation Rate In Mice, Merlyn K. Nielsen, Y. L. Kochera Kirby, A. C. Clutter
Estimates Of Heritabilities And Genetic And Environmental Correlations For Left- And Right-Side Uterine Capacity And Ovulation Rate In Mice, Merlyn K. Nielsen, Y. L. Kochera Kirby, A. C. Clutter
Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications
Heritabilities for and genetic and environmental correlations between uterine capacity, ovulation rate, and body mass (BM) were estimated in mice. Uterine capacity was defined as the number of fetuses (LUC or RUC for left or right side) in one uterine horn for unilaterally ovariectomized females. Ovulation rate (corpora lutea, LCL or RCL for left or right ovary) was measured on the remaining single ovary in these same females. Data on 1,931 mice from four selection populations were used. Left ovulation rate and LUC were measured on 958 animals, and RCL and RUC of another 972 animals were recorded. Genetic and …