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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 77, Issue 5 1155-1161, Copyright © 1999 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Genetic relationships among direct and maternal components of milk yield and maternal weaning gain in a multibreed beef herd

S. P. Miller and J. W. Wilton
Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Data spanning 1980 to 1993 from a multibreed beef herd including primarily eight breeds (Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Maine-Anjou, Pinzgauer, Simmental, and Tarentaise) were used to obtain 2,207 records on 200-d weaning gain (WG) and 1,826 records on 200-d milk yield (MY), obtained by machine milking after oxytocin injection. Estimates of (co)variances for the two traits (WG and MY) were obtained with REML with breed of calf, breed of cow, and heterotic effects modeled for the two traits. Animal effects of calf (CalfWG, CalfMY) and cow (CowWG, CowMY) contributions to each trait were modeled including 2,926 animals. The permanent environmental effect of the cow was modeled for MY, with 693 levels. Estimates of breed differences were generally similar to literature estimates. Simmental, Charolais, and Maine-Anjou were highest for CalfWG, and Tarentaise, Simmental, Gelbvieh, and Maine-Anjou were highest for CowMY. Heterosis was estimated at 8.00, 2.58, 4.05, and 5.50% of the mean for CalfWG, CowWG, CalfMY, and CowMy, respectively. Variance attributable to repeated records on CowMy represented 9% of phenotypic variance. Heritabilities estimated were .22 and .24 for CalfWG and CowWG and .04 and .35 for CalfMY and CowMY. Genetic correlations estimated between CalfWG and CowWG and between CalfMY and CowMY were -.35 and -.64, respectively. A genetic correlation between CowWG and CowMY of .76 indicates that maternal weaning gain evaluations are a good predictor of a cow's potential for milk yield.


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